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Fahrenheit 451 Novel Quiz
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1
Why the number 451?
Because 451 degrees is the temperature that a fireman's suit can withstand
Because the number 451 has direct ties to Clarisse and her philosophy
Because 451 degrees Fahrenheit is the temperature that kerosene burns at
Because 451 degrees Fahrenheit is the temperature that paper burns
2
How does Montag communicate with Faber in his absence?
Montag hijacks one of Mildred's seashells and uses it as a listening tool
Faber hides notes around the city, which Montag finds
Through a device of Faber's own invention
Montag memorizes the speech Faber wrote for him and carries it out as told
3
Who or what crosses Montag and makes him begin to question the life around him?
The mechanical hound
A dandelion
Clarisse
Captain Beatty
4
Montag's uniform is brandished with this mythical creature
Phoenix
Dragon
Griffin
Centaur
5
The figure of "Jesus Christ" has been....?
Erased by government officials like firemen
Commercialized only during December holidays
Removed from religious doctrine and rebranded as a mascot for the police
Commercialized and broadcasted onto the wall-tvs and other devices
6
While on the run, Montag thought the mechanical hound had found him! What did he actually see?
A dog
A caribou
A wolverine
A deer
7
How do Granger and the others preserve books?
By memorizing them
By hiding the last copies of books
By rewriting the books and storing them in a secret bunker
By scanning them with a device of Faber's invention
8
Why does Montag suspect that the mechanical hound has been programmed against him?
It sniffs him repeatedly and blocks his passageway
It paces in front of Montag's door at night
It growls at him
It responds to all other firemen, but Montag
9
What does Mildred find behind Montag's pillow?
A book that Montag had stolen during one of his jobs
A passage from the novel "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter"
A letter from Clarisse to Montag
Her sleeping pills
10
Who does the mechanical hound actually kill?
A random bystander
Faber
Mrs. Black
A nameless old woman
11
What does Faber remark that books smell like?
Like mineral-enriched soil, the kind you find when digging for worms
Like a combination of salt and rust
Like nutmeg, or some rich spice far from North America
Like petrichor, or the smell of rain on dry earth
12
What's the significance of the fact that the dandelion does not rub off on Montag's chin?
It supposedly means that he will diverge off the cusp
It supposedly means that he's not in love
It supposedly means that he is a peacekeepr
It supposedly means that he was blessed with the "sixth sense" - justice
13
What plan of action do both Montag and Faber accidentially come up with?
To plant books in the other firemen's houses, causing inner turmoil
To murder the mechanical hound, which halts the investigation into Montag
To memorize the books, instead of printing them
To bomb the city, obliterating Mildred and the others in the process
14
To what is Montag referring to when he says, "I saw the damnest snake in the world the other night..."?
The snake from the show with "the family" that Mildred watches
The tube used to pump Mildred's stomach
A broken hose used to pump kerosene
The rope used by Clarisse's mom to hang herself with
15
Montag's job as a fireman means he...
Extinguishes fires for a living
Starts fires for a living
Counsels citizens on the harmful nature of books
Acts in place of government figureheads
16
Who signalled the alarm on the old women with the hidden books?
A nameless government official
Captain Beatty
Her neighbour
Herself
17
Why does Montag reveal the book of poetry to Mildred's guests?
He's hopefuly that her guests will have the propencity to appreicate poems
He has reached his limit on their mindless bather and lack of depth
He is subtly trying to recruit them to his and Faber's cause
He has no choice but to show it as Mildred gossips to them about the books
18
What did the police instruct the public to do in a last-ditch effort to catch Montag?
To use the "buddy system" & report if conspiracy suspicions arise
To bolt their locks and stay inside their homes until further notice
On the count of 10, they must go to their doors/windows to search for Mon.
At 11:45pm, everyone must turn on their wall-tvs to await a secret command
19
What does Montag find gathered around a fire outside in the countryside?
Clarisse's uncle, Faber, and the rest of the "family"
A collection of people who too escaped to the countryside
The "carcass" of the mechanical hound, stabbed by Granger
Mildred and a small group of friends who escaped the city
20
"Welcome back from the dead," says Granger. Why is this statement ironic?
Society is dead for Granger et. Al, so he welcomes Montag "from the dead"
The irony acts as a foreshadow for Montag's eventual death
Montag did not literally die, rather his old beleif system is dead
Granger and the others believed that Montag was truly caught by the hound
21
What's Faber's plan to help Montag escape?
He tells Montag to turn himself in so he will be incarcerated, not killed
He tells Montag to go to the river in hopes of following old rail lines
He says to pretend to commit suicide so the search will be called off
He says to retrack his steps back to the burnt body to throw off the hound
22
What are Mildred's seashells?
Small transistor radio earplugs
Small sleep lozenges that melt on the tongue
Small interactive remote cameras
Small blinders used to help interact with the wall-tvs
23
What realization stops Montag in his tracks and causing him to sob?
Beatty had wanted to die
He sobbed at the fact that no one could see that books meant salvation
He sees a cohort of mechanical hounds maul his fellow firemen
He just learned that Clarisse is truly dead
24
Why does Montag keep hearing planes flying overhead?
The country is preparing for war, but no one talks about it
These planes are actually surveillance aircrafts sent to spy on Montag
Montag actually confuses the sound of planes with an F51 engine
The aircraft are government issues propaganda tools
25
To whose house did Beatty take Montag to burn?
Beatty's own home
The home of Clarisse's uncle
Montag's own home
Faber's home
26
What is the name of the book that Montag himself is responsible for?
The Book of Job
The Book of Mark
The Book of Ecclesiastes
The Book of Genesis
27
In the scoeity of
Fahrenheit 451,
what does Beatty say happens to the dead?
They're buried on their property, but only after a search of their house
Within five minutes, the body is in the incinerators
The firemen burn the body and bury it in the sands by the dead sea
They get a brief memorial before being replaced with someone who's living
28
Why is Montag unable to memorize parts of the Bible while on the subway?
He left the Bible under his pillow, so he must memorize it without aid
"Denham's Dentrifrice" and other commercials blare, making it hard to focus
He is too fearful to open the book long enough in front of so many people
His own frustrations win over and he decides to turn to book into Beatty
29
What hint does Bradbury drop that indicates that Clarisse was not hit by a car?
He reflects on how Mildred's lies, concluding that she lied about Clarisse
Montag finds a dendellion, plucked from its original bundle, on the tracks
He closes his eyes and listens to the wind, hearing her laughter
Montag feels that Clarisse once walked the same railroad tracks
30
What does Montag eventually reveal to Mildred?
That he has been secretly reading books for years
That he has approximately twenty illegal books hidden
That he has been secretly writing a book
That he has been meeting with a small group to hear stories told orally
31
Who or what does Bradbury imply in the description "...a slow, probing sniff, an exhaulation of electric steam,"?
The mechanical hound
The mechanical crow
The mechanical salamander
The mechanical butler
32
Who is Faber?
Clarisse's uncle who both inspired and enlightened her
A retired fireman who Beatty send to Montag to reason with him
An old, retired English Professor who Montag meets in a park
The author of the poetry book that Montag has hidden
33
What does Faber say is missing from soceity?
The leisure to digest and create an opinion about information
The necessary right to carry out actions
The quality and marshalling of information
All of these answers are correct
34
Who inspires Clarisse to be "different?"
Her brother
Her mother
Her great-grandmother
Her uncle
35
What question haunts Montag because neither he nor Mildred remember the answer?
Where did Montag and Mildred meet?
How many books does Montag have secretly stored?
How many fires has Montag started?
Where did Montag propose to Mildred?
36
How did Granger and the others know Montag's name?
Trick question: they asked his name upon his arrival
Beatty previously radioed them to inform them of Montag's name
They had watched the chase on a protable battery TV set
Faber sent a radiowave to them, informing them of their newest member
37
Why is it ironic that Mildred sees no value in reading since, "Books aren't people,"?
She values the need to pursue technological advancement
She find a deeper love for her Seashells and other devices, not Montag
Her "family" also isn't real, but she feels an artificial connection
Her idea of a "book" is skewed
38
How many wall-TVs do Montag and Mildred own?
Three
Two
Four
One
39
What does Mildred overdose on?
Insulin
Alcohol
Sleeping pills
ADHD-medication
40
What does Mildred tell Montag about Clarisse?
She was seized by the government for mutiny
She was burned alive by firemen conducting a homeraid
She was run over by a car
She ran away
41
What symbolic number is engraved on Montag's helmet?
451
666
777
541
42
Why does the Beetle puck up speed and almost run over Montag?
Its occupants, the teens, recognize Montag as a fugitive & try to catch him
The Beetle was travelling too fast, not actually seeing Montag
It's filled with policemen with an arrest warrant for Montag and Mildred
It's a truckload of teens, looking for adventure, wanting to run him down
43
Why is Montag's leg incapacitated?
The mechanical hound stabbed it with its procaine needle
His leg has a previous injury that he recieved during his time in WW1
Montag twisted his leg when fleeing Beatty and the other firemen
Mildred stabbed him in the leg with a syringe filled with a numbing agent
44
Why did the police pretend to be chasing Montag even after his successful escape?
They beleieve the mechanical hound already captured Montag
They needed to end their chase with a bang so the audience was entertained
They're stretching out the chase to keep everyone distracted from the war
They lie to the public in fear that the public will revolt against them
45
Why did Montag stop on the way to Faber's and stash a book in Mrs. Black's house?
She's the wife of a firemen & it's part of the plan to plant books in homes
She used to teach Clarisse and Montag wants to help enlighten her
She's a friend of Mildred's and knows of Montag's secret book collection
She's the new widow of Beatty & Montag thinks the book will give her peace
46
What piece of trivia does Faber tell Montag that he didn't fully realize before?
Clarisse was not hit by a car, rather she escaped to the countryside
The public stopped reading of its own accord
That the war is a ruse created to scare people into submission
Professors were the first to ask for book burning at the end of public ed.
