F451 Final Test
To Montag, Captain Beatty says, "There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats,for I am arm'd so strong in honesty that they pass me as an idle wind, which I respect not!" Cassius is a character in William Shakespeare's drama, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. This is called a(n). . .
allusion
War
destroys the city
What does Faber wear while riding the subway jets?
earplugs
Montag describes his house as
empty
Phaeton
flew too close to the sun
How many books did Montag find in his backyard?
four
Guy Montag, "wears his happiness like a mask." This simile means that...
he is hiding his unhappiness
In regards to her children, Mrs. Bowles says, "I put up with them when they come home three days a month. . . You heave them into the 'parlor' and turn the switch. It's just like washing clothes". This is an example of what kind of figurative language?
simile
Dandelion
the "tool" Clarisse uses to determine if Montag is happy
Ecclesiastes
the book Montag memorizes
Phoenix
the creature on the firemen's uniform
Salamander
the fire truck
Hobos
the intellectual men by the river
Bible
the item Montag steals from the old lady
Granger
the leader of the people by the river
Hound
the mechanical creature at the fire station
Why did Montag kill Captain Beatty?
Captain Beatty found out about the radio transmitter and threatened to find out who was on the other end
What is different about the fire truck on the way to the call?
Captain Beatty is driving
The purpose of the figurative language in Captain Beatty's quote is to
Compare Montag to Cassius
Who is Faber?
A retired English professor
Which is NOT a theme of this book?
Having fun is important
After reading the book of poetry, what did Montag do with the book?
He burned it
What secret does Montag reveal to his wife after Captain Beatty leaves the house?
His stash of books
After her sleeping pill overdose, why did technicians treat Mildred instead of emergency room doctors?
Incidents like this are so common that society invented a machine to fix people.
What does Montag think happened to the mechanical hound?
It had been programmed to act aggressively toward Montag.
What happens to the city at the end?
It is destroyed by the war
Why do Montag and Faber think their plan will work?
It will make society question firemen and their intentions
Who called in the first alarm for Montag's house?
Mildred's friends
Faber
Montag seeks help from this person
Captain Beatty
Montag's boss
Clarisse
Montag's neighbor
Sets fires and burns books
Montag's responsibilities as a fireman
Mildred
Montag's wife
What is Montag and Faber's plan?
Plant books in the houses of firemen
What did the old lady do?
She lit a match and committed suicide
What happened to Clarisse?
She was hit by a car
Why does Montag try to cover up his scent?
The mechanical hound is tracking him
What does Faber mean when he says, "There's lots of old Harvard degrees on the tracks between here and Los Angeles?"
There are many educated people who have sought refuge from the city along the train tracks
How do the men by the river preserve literature?
They memorize a book and then burn it
Bushes
Where Montag hides the books
What can be inferred about what Mrs. Bowles says?
Women view child rearing as a burden because the women are busy with their own lives.
According to Montag, what smells like perfume?
kerosene
"while the flapping pigeon-winged books died on the porch and the lawn of the house" is an example of. . . (type of figurative language)
metaphor
What kind of figurative language does Captain Beatty use in the above quote?
metaphor
What can the reader infer when Clarisse says, "I sometimes think drivers don't know what grass is, or flowers, because they never see them slowly"?
most people drive very quickly