Why does Montag take whiskey, a suitcase, and some of Faber's dirty clothes with him?

He needs some strong-smelling things to throw the hound off his scent

a tiny radio in his ear so Faber can reach him

The Mechanical Hound is:

programmed to kill people with books

The manhunt for Montag ends when

Montag escapes to the river and is hidden by the men in the woods, An innocent man is killed to make the manhunt look successful

Faber considers himself a coward because:

he saw change happening but did nothing to stop it

Why does Montag burn the book of poetry in the wall incinerator in his home?

Faber told him to through the transmitter to play a joke

What is Montag willing to do to convince Faber to help carry out their plan?

he will destroy his book, page by page, until Faber cooperates

The men Montag meets in the woods:

have memorized books that can be transcribed to save society

The firemen wanted to provide as much of a show as possible. How did they do this?

They had the fires at night when they look prettier

Why did Montag kill Captain Beatty?

He wanted to stop the firemen from burning more books.

What does the old woman do when the firefighters arrive to burn her house?

She lights the match and then commits suicide

What is it about the woman’s death in Part One that bothers Montag the most?

There must be a reason she would die for her books

What do Montag and the intellectuals believe their mission to be once the war has ended?

They want to learn from previous mistakes and always to remember

During the manhunt for Montag by the hound, why did the camera identify an innocent man as Montag?

The firemen needed to look good, and put a neat ending on the day's work

What does Captain Beatty believe?

he believes that books put upsetting thoughts in peoples heads

In what way is Captain Beatty himself a contradictory character?

He believes books are worthless, yet he is well read

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1
Why does Montag take whiskey, a suitcase, and some of Faber's dirty clothes with him?
He is headed into the wilderness and will need these things
He wants to leave them at a shack to throw off his pursuers
He wants to disguise himself as a drunken bum to pass through the city
He needs some strong-smelling things to throw the hound off his scent
2
An allegorical story (traditional or modern) designed to illustrate or teach some lessons or to serve warning
Parable
Social Criticism
Dystopia
Utopia
3
The books at Montag’s were reported by
All of the above
Mrs. Bowles
Mildred
Mrs. Phelps
4
Faber gives Montag
a tiny radio in his ear so Faber can reach him
a vial of poison in case he is caught by Beatty
a copy of the Bible so he will have wisdom
a mini-camera so Faber can see what Montag sees
5
A comparison between two unlike things using like or as for point of comparison is a simile
False
True
6
References made to other, well-known (and usually older) works or people is an allusion
True
False
7
The Mechanical Hound is:
Montag’s dream pet
programmed to kill people with books
really a drug dealer for Captain Beatty
a perfectly harmless invention
8
Dystopia is a fiction that presents a negative view of the future of society and humankind
False
True
9
The manhunt for Montag ends when
Montag is killed
Montag escapes to the river and is hidden by the men in the woods
An innocent man is killed to make the manhunt look successful
Montag is arrested
10
Faber considers himself a coward because:
he ran away from Beatty in the past
he said that books were not important
he saw change happening but did nothing to stop it
he lied to Mildred about where Montag could be found
11
What kind of society have Granger and the others created?
An underground society who memorize books word for word.
All of the above
A group of hobos who go from place to place
A place where intellectuals can still talk about ideas
12
Why does Montag burn the book of poetry in the wall incinerator in his home?
Faber told him to through the transmitter to play a joke
He was addicted to the feelings that he got from burning books
He would do anything to save his relationship with Mildred
He didn't like the poems. He thought they weren't worth saving
13
What is Montag willing to do to convince Faber to help carry out their plan?
he will call in an alarm to his own house
he will destroy his book, page by page, until Faber cooperates
he will pay Faber the money his wife wanted to use for the fourth parlor wa
he will quit his job and move in with Faber
14
The men Montag meets in the woods:
are all former firemen who realized their errors in burning books
have memorized books that can be transcribed to save society
are spies from the government to trap him
are spies from the government to trap him
15
“It was not burning. It was warming.” What does this reveal about fire in the novel?
Until now, Montag believes fire is only meant to destroy
He sees that fire is also a form or rebirth
All of the above
His understanding of fire changes
16
The firemen wanted to provide as much of a show as possible. How did they do this?
They made watching mandatory for everyone over the age of twelve
They had the fires at night when they look prettier
They advertised by having volunteers call people to remind them to come
They had a famous person start the blaze
17
Writing which expresses disillusionment with society and aims to locate and criticize the reasons for its flaws
Utopia
Extended Metaphor
Social Criticism
Parable
18
Why did Montag kill Captain Beatty?
It was an accident
Montag went insane because he saw his books burning
He wanted to stop the firemen from burning more books.
Beatty knew Montag was wearing a radio transmitter
19
What does the old woman do when the firefighters arrive to burn her house?
She dances and throws more books on the blaze
She lights the match and then commits suicide
She locks herself in her apartment and refuses to watch
She dresses in black, kneels before the fire, and prays and cries
20
The reader knows Captain Beatty is educated because he:
encourages Montag to read
quotes from several books
has an important job at the firehouse
tells Montag that he graduated from Harvard
21
451 is the combustion point of book paper
True
False
22
Which word does not describe Clarisse?
curious
talkative
thoughtful
comforting
23
An imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect
Allusion
Dystopia
Simile
Utopia
24
What is it about the woman’s death in Part One that bothers Montag the most?
They weren’t able to light the fire
There must be a reason she would die for her books
She was crazy
The cops weren’t doing their job by getting there first.
25
In the end, the path of society ends in:
Everyone is happy
People begin to love books and knowledge again
The city is destroyed by war
The firemen are put out of business
26
What do Montag and the intellectuals believe their mission to be once the war has ended?
They want to learn from previous mistakes and always to remember
They want to convert any survivors to their way of thinking
They want to find more books and memorize them
They want to teach everyone how to read
27
During the manhunt for Montag by the hound, why did the camera identify an innocent man as Montag?
The firemen needed to look good, and put a neat ending on the day's work
Faber deliberately misled them to get them off of Montag's trail
The computer malfunctioned and identified the wrong man
Nobody really knew what he looked like, so they didn't know whom to chase
28
A Metaphor introduced and then further developed throughout all or part of the text
Allusion
Extended Metaphor
Social Criticism
Parable
29
What does Captain Beatty believe?
he believes that books put upsetting thoughts in peoples heads
he believes that all people should be masters of their own destinies
he believes that the world is about to end due to the corruption and greed
he believes he could save society if enough people would follow him
30
In what way is Captain Beatty himself a contradictory character?
He is friends with Faber
He believes what the firemen do is right
He convinces Montag to kill him
He believes books are worthless, yet he is well read

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