an indirect reference to a recognizable cultural work or history

Which best symbolizes the mind-numbing effects of technology?

Mildred's obsession with the parlor walls

Which is NOT a realization that Montag has during the course of the novel?

An unhappy childhood can influence a person to hurt others as an adult.

What is the significance of the title Fahrenheit 451?

It is the temperature at which paper ignites and burns.

The suppression of certain media

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1
How long a time period does the novel cover?
3 days
1 year
2-3 weeks
about 3 months
2
Who is the author of Fahrenheit 451?
Ray Bradbury
George Orwell
Kurt Vonnegut
William Golding
3
Beatty weaves quotes from famous writers such as Plato and Shakespeare into his conversation with Montag. This is
allusion
allegory
imagery
foil
4
What is an allusion?
a symbolic story where every character represents more than one thing
a story in which animals learn a lesson
none of these
an indirect reference to a recognizable cultural work or history
5
Beatty claims that the first fireman was Benjamin Franklin.
False
True
6
Which of the following is a danger of technology?
Loss of imagination and creativity
Complete distraction from the importance of life
All of the above
Loss of the ability to think for ourselves
7
Who is the main character in Fahrenheit 451?
Captain Beatty
Guy Montag
Mildred Montag
Gus Matnog
8
What creature is consumed by fire then reborn from its own ashes?
salamandar
hippogriff
snake
phoenix
9
The mechanical hound is a symbol of...
man's best friend
freedom from worry
the threat of technology
computers in general
10
Who is an antagonist is Fahrenheit 451?
Montag
Clarisse
Faber
Beatty
11
Which of these is NOT a piece of technology found within Fahrenheit 451?
mechanical hound
green bullet
seashells
smart phones
12
Which best symbolizes the mind-numbing effects of technology?
Montag's compulsion to steal books
Clarisse's tendency to ask uncomfortable questions
the mechanical hound scratching outside the door
Mildred's obsession with the parlor walls
13
Which is NOT a realization that Montag has during the course of the novel?
The ideas books contain are more valuable than the books themselves.
An unhappy childhood can influence a person to hurt others as an adult.
Each book represents a person who wrote it.
Fire can be good when used for purposes other than destruction.
14
What is the significance of the title Fahrenheit 451?
It is the temperature at which germanium melts.
It is the temperature at which an Easy-Bake oven self-destructs.
It is the maximum temperature of most ovens.
It is the temperature at which paper ignites and burns.
15
What literary work is Montag remembering lines from at the very end of the novel?
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
The Bible
Plato's Republic
Franklin's History of Firemen
16
In what year does the novel take place?
1984
Sometime before 2010
Sometime after 2022
3017
17
Technology, while having many dangers, also has the potential for good, and is okay as long as people are cautious.
True
False
18
How does Beatty die?
Beatty sets himself on fire after realizing he has failed to control Montag
Montag sets Beatty on fire.
The Hound accidentally injects Beatty when Montag leaps out of the way.
Beatty dies in the bombing of the city.
19
The city Montag has escaped is destroyed by a bomb a few hours later.
True
False
20
What is censorship?
The complete lack of funding for media
The suppression of certain media
The reluctant acceptance of media
The allowance of unregulated media

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