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1
What was Montag afraid would happen when the Captain came to visit?
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
the Captain would eat all of his food rations for the week
2
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 designed a TV monitor that could be placed in a watch
He had invented a liquid that be traced by its emissions
He had installed a thought-wave amplifier in their brains.
3
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.
4
Why did Faber decide to go to St. Louis?
He wanted to enlist the help of an unemployed printer
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
5
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
6
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 computer that was tracking him malfunctioned
The firemen needed to look good, and put a neat ending
Faber deliberately misled them
7
What happened to her?
She was captured and sent to a prison camp.
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.
8
Where did Montag and Mildred meet?
IDK
Chicago
St. Louis
9
What did the old woman do?
She dressed in black and prayed and cried.
She danced and threw more books on the blaze.
She lit the match and then committed suicide.
She locked herself in her apartment and refused to watch.
10
Who is Guy Montag?
fireman
mayor
doctor
librarian
11
What realization does Montag have regarding his wife Mildred?
She is far more intelligent than Clarisse
He doesn't really know her that well
She is very understanding of what he is going through
He actually strongly dislikes her
12
What was different about the hobos Montag met?
They were all former firemen.
They were all intellectuals.
They were clean and well-fed.
They were all disfigured from exposure to the country air.
13
How were these men preserving literature?
Each man had memorized a piece of literature to be written
They had built a fireproof library underground for books
Each carried a backpack full of books to safeguard
They were burying books in holes along the railroad tracks.
14
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.
leave them at a deserted shack to distract pursuers
whiskey for pain dirty clothes wear suitcase to find books
disguise as a drunken bum so he could pass through the city.
15
This character talks for a long time about what s/he knows about: history of fireman, technology, dangers of books, etc
Montag
Clarisse
Beatty
Faber
16
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 what's wrong with society.
It will help him understand how the Mechanical Hound works.
17
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
A neighbor reports Clarisse's books and she kills herself
Mildred betrays him and Clarisse is there to comfort him
18
How does Montag meet Clarisse McClellan?
he burns her house and books
walking home from work
his wife introduces them
she is a fireman too
19
Montag read the Book of Eccelsiastes to Mildred's friends.
False
True
20
Faber felt that 3 elements were missing from life. Which of these was
NOT
one of the elements?
The right to carry out actions based on the other two items.
The satisfaction of choosing one's own job.
Leisure time to think.
Quality and texture of information.
21
How long has Montag been a fireman?
30 Years
10 Years
5.5 Years
7 Years
22
What did Montag and the intellectuals believe their mission to be once the war was ended?
pursue and kill any firemen so they couldnt start burning
They wanted to teach everyone how to read.
to convert any survivors to their way of thinking.
to learn from previous mistakes and always to remember.
23
Clarisse was the old society where talkin and thinkin were appreciated How viewed by the others
She was tolerated with amusement.
She was considered anti-social.
She was revered as a holy one.
She was thought to be insane.
24
Why did Emergency Hospital send technicians instead of a doctor to treat the patient?
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
Doctors only treated men.
25
Which sentence best describes his job?
He is a curator in a museum.
He maintains information files for the city.
He finds books and burns them.
He teaches school.
26
Who was Faber?
He was a retired English professor.
He was a chief physician at Emergency Hospital.
He was second in command after Beatty.
He was Montag's brother-in-law, and another sympathizer.
27
What literature did Montag preserve?
It was all of Shakespeare's plays.
It was the Book of Ecclesiastes.
It was the Constitution of the United States.
It was War and Peace.
28
Clarisse asked Montag a question. His reply was, "No." What was the question?
Had he ever committed a crime?
Was he happy?
Could he read?
Did he ever want to get married?
29
The firemen wanted to provide as much of a show as possible. How did they do this?
advertised by having volunteers call ppl 2 remind 2 come
They had the fires at night when they look prettier.
They had a famous person start the blaze.
They made watching mandatory for everyone over the age of 12
30
There was a robotic animal equipped with a steel needle, and programmed to hunt and kill. What?
It was a lion.
It was a dragon.
It was a hound.
It was a rattlesnake.
31
What plan did Montag and Faber devise?
They were going to plant books in firemen's houses
They were goin 2 develop a virus 2 implant in the hounds.
Going to replace the kerosene with a non-flammable liquid.
Bury as many books they could in a cellar on Fabers property
32
How does Montag feel about his job at the very beginning of the book?
enthusiastic and confident
worried about his salary
cautious and guilty
he hates his job
33
Why does Montag despise the tech Mildred uses?
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
Mildred does not actually use much technology
34
What happened during the war?
The city was damaged, but not seriously.
They were victorious and destroyed the other cities.
The city and its inhabitants were destroyed.
Both sides called a truce pursued the destruction of all
35
Fahrenheit 451 is written in which perspective/point-of-view?
2nd Person Point-of-View
3rd Person Point-of-View
1st person Point-of-View
My Point-of-View
36
Where did Clarisse get most of her information about the way life used to be?
read her gma's diaries, which she had hidden in her room.
Her uncle told her.
She learned it in history class.
She watched old videos.
37
Why does Mildred overdose on sleeping pills.
She's an addict.
She lost count.
She didn't overdose.
She's unhappy.
38
What did Montag do in the old lady's attic?
He took a book.
He sat and cried.
He destroyed all of her old family pictures.
He took a nap.
39
What happened to Clarisse?
She was attacked by a pack of mechanical hounds.
She was hypnotized and forced to change her thinking
She escaped to the wilderness and joined the rebels.
She was hit by a car.
40
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.
41
Who was the final informant on Montag's home?
Beatty
Mildred
Faber
Mrs. Phelps
42
Who is Mildred?
She is Clarisse's mother.
She is a writer who has gone underground.
She is Montag's wife.
She is a doctor at Emergency Hospital.
43
What did Montag do after the captain had left the house?
He showed Mildred the books he had been stealing and hiding.
He sat and cried.
He disinfected everything the captain had touched.
He went out for a long walk.
