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1
Why does Montag want to read books?
It will help him understand Clarisse.
It will help him understand why that woman committed suicide.
It will help him understand how the Mechanical Hound works.
It will help him understand what's wrong with society.
2
Who is Mildred?
She is Clarisse's mother.
She is Montag's wife.
She is a writer who has gone underground.
She is a doctor at Emergency Hospital.
3
Montag read the Book of Eccelsiastes to Mildred's friends.
True
False
4
Why did Emergency Hospital send technicians instead of a doctor to treat the patient?
Doctors only treated men.
So common that tech-operated machines had been developed
The patient didn't have enough insurance coverage
There weren't enough doctors, so none ever left the hospital
5
Why does Montag despise the tech Mildred uses?
Mildred does not actually use much technology
It is mindless entertainment, and she is usually disconnected from reality
She never lets him use the devices
It is very violent and he is afraid that it is corrupting her
6
What two major events occur that make Montag question everything?
Montag gets burned in a fire and is permanently injured
A woman chooses to burn with her books and Clarisse disappears
Mildred betrays him and Clarisse is there to comfort him
A neighbor reports Clarisse's books and she kills herself
7
What was Montag afraid would happen when the Captain came to visit?
the Captain would eat all of his food rations for the week
the Captain would find the book he had stolen from the lady
the Captain would stay for a long visit
the Captain would see how well he was living and pay less
8
What happened to Clarisse?
She was attacked by a pack of mechanical hounds.
She escaped to the wilderness and joined the rebels.
She was hit by a car.
She was hypnotized and forced to change her thinking
9
Who was Faber?
He was second in command after Beatty.
He was a retired English professor.
He was a chief physician at Emergency Hospital.
He was Montag's brother-in-law, and another sympathizer.
10
What happened to her?
She had just been promoted to a position in the government.
She contracted a fatal disease and had to be quarantined.
She OD'd and had to have her stomach and blood pumped clean.
She was captured and sent to a prison camp.
11
What did Montag do in the old lady's attic?
He destroyed all of her old family pictures.
He sat and cried.
He took a nap.
He took a book.
12
How does Montag meet Clarisse McClellan?
walking home from work
his wife introduces them
he burns her house and books
she is a fireman too
13
Fahrenheit 451 is written in which perspective/point-of-view?
2nd Person Point-of-View
3rd Person Point-of-View
My Point-of-View
1st person Point-of-View
14
Why does Mildred overdose on sleeping pills.
She's an addict.
She lost count.
She didn't overdose.
She's unhappy.
15
Clarisse was the old society where talkin and thinkin were appreciated How viewed by the others
She was considered anti-social.
She was thought to be insane.
She was revered as a holy one.
She was tolerated with amusement.
16
During the manhunt for Montag, why did the camera identify an innocent man as Montag?
Nobody really knew what he looked like, so they didn't know
The firemen needed to look good, and put a neat ending
The computer that was tracking him malfunctioned
Faber deliberately misled them
17
How does Montag feel about his job at the very beginning of the book?
worried about his salary
cautious and guilty
he hates his job
enthusiastic and confident
18
What did Montag do after the captain had left the house?
He went out for a long walk.
He disinfected everything the captain had touched.
He sat and cried.
He showed Mildred the books he had been stealing and hiding.
19
Why did Montag take whiskey, a suitcase, and some of Faber's dirty clothes with him?
needed some strong smells to throw the dogs off his scent.
disguise as a drunken bum so he could pass through the city.
whiskey for pain dirty clothes wear suitcase to find books
leave them at a deserted shack to distract pursuers
20
Who is Guy Montag?
fireman
librarian
doctor
mayor
21
What was different about the hobos Montag met?
They were clean and well-fed.
They were all intellectuals.
They were all former firemen.
They were all disfigured from exposure to the country air.
22
There was a robotic animal equipped with a steel needle, and programmed to hunt and kill. What?
It was a rattlesnake.
It was a lion.
It was a hound.
It was a dragon.
23
How long has Montag been a fireman?
30 Years
5.5 Years
7 Years
10 Years
24
Clarisse asked Montag a question. His reply was, "No." What was the question?
Could he read?
Had he ever committed a crime?
Did he ever want to get married?
Was he happy?
25
How were these men preserving literature?
They were burying books in holes along the railroad tracks.
Each man had memorized a piece of literature to be written
Each carried a backpack full of books to safeguard
They had built a fireproof library underground for books
26
This character talks for a long time about what s/he knows about: history of fireman, technology, dangers of books, etc
Faber
Clarisse
Montag
Beatty
27
What had Faber designed that allowed him to be in constant contact with Montag?
He had designed an electronic radio transmitter for the ear
He had installed a thought-wave amplifier in their brains.
He had invented a liquid that be traced by its emissions
He had designed a TV monitor that could be placed in a watch
28
What literature did Montag preserve?
It was War and Peace.
It was all of Shakespeare's plays.
It was the Book of Ecclesiastes.
It was the Constitution of the United States.
29
What happened during the war?
They were victorious and destroyed the other cities.
Both sides called a truce pursued the destruction of all
The city and its inhabitants were destroyed.
The city was damaged, but not seriously.
30
Who was the final informant on Montag's home?
Beatty
Mrs. Phelps
Faber
Mildred
31
Where did Clarisse get most of her information about the way life used to be?
She learned it in history class.
read her gma's diaries, which she had hidden in her room.
She watched old videos.
Her uncle told her.
32
What is the MAIN reason people stopped reading books in the society of Fahrenheit 451?
They did not like that books presented different ways of thinking
They did not stop reading books
They had more important things to do with their time
They would rather use advanced technology
33
Where did Montag and Mildred meet?
IDK
Chicago
St. Louis
34
Which sentence best describes his job?
He maintains information files for the city.
He finds books and burns them.
He is a curator in a museum.
He teaches school.
35
What did Montag and the intellectuals believe their mission to be once the war was ended?
to convert any survivors to their way of thinking.
They wanted to teach everyone how to read.
pursue and kill any firemen so they couldnt start burning
to learn from previous mistakes and always to remember.
36
What plan did Montag and Faber devise?
They were going to plant books in firemen's houses
Going to replace the kerosene with a non-flammable liquid.
They were goin 2 develop a virus 2 implant in the hounds.
Bury as many books they could in a cellar on Fabers property
37
Why did Faber decide to go to St. Louis?
He wanted to get away from Montag for a while.
He wanted to raise funds for their project.
He needed electronic parts and STL was the only place to buy
He wanted to enlist the help of an unemployed printer
38
Faber felt that 3 elements were missing from life. Which of these was
NOT
one of the elements?
The satisfaction of choosing one's own job.
Quality and texture of information.
The right to carry out actions based on the other two items.
Leisure time to think.
39
The firemen wanted to provide as much of a show as possible. How did they do this?
They had a famous person start the blaze.
advertised by having volunteers call ppl 2 remind 2 come
They made watching mandatory for everyone over the age of 12
They had the fires at night when they look prettier.
40
What realization does Montag have regarding his wife Mildred?
She is very understanding of what he is going through
He actually strongly dislikes her
She is far more intelligent than Clarisse
He doesn't really know her that well
41
Describe Clarisse McClellan.
She is a flirt whose only concern is getting men to like her
She is shy and slightly handicapped.
She is a young girl who likes to think and talk.
She is extremely rigid and law-abiding.
42
What did the old woman do?
She locked herself in her apartment and refused to watch.
She danced and threw more books on the blaze.
She lit the match and then committed suicide.
She dressed in black and prayed and cried.
43
When Montag left Faber's house, which direction did he go?
He headed across the state to the mountains.
He headed for the river.
He headed for the spaceport
He headed back into the city.
