Fahrenheit 451 multiple choice questions
To Montag, Captain Beatty says, "There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats, for I am arm'd so strong in honest that they pass me an idle wind, which I respect not!" Cassius is s character in William Shakespeare's drama, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. This is called a
allusion
The purpose of the figurative language in Captain Beatty's quote is to
compare Montage to Cassius and compare Montag's threats to an idle wind
What does Faber wear while riding the subway jets?
earplugs
Montag describes his house as .......
empty
How many books did Montag find in his backyard?
four
In regard 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
What is different about the fire truck on the way to the call?
Captain Beatty is driving
Why did Montag kill Captain Beatty?
Beatty was aware that Montag was wearing a radio transmitter, and he was determined to find out who was on the other end
After reading the book of poetry, what did Montag do with the book?
He burned it
Guy Montag, "wears his happiness like a mask." This simile means that....
He is hiding his unhappiness
What secret does Montag reveal to his wife after Captain Beatty leaves the house?
His stash of books
What are the themes of this book?
History is important, Education is important and communication between people is important.
What happens to the city at the end?
It is destroyed by the war
According to Montag, what smells like perfume?
Kerosene
Who called in the first alarm for Montag's house?
Mildred's friends
What is Montag and Faber's plan?
Plant books in the houses of firefighters
Who is Faber?
Retired English professor
As a firefighter, what does Guy Montag do?
Set fires and burn books
What did the old lady do?
She lit a match and committed suicide
What happened to Clarisse
She was hit by a car
What kind of figurative language does Captain Beatty use in the above quote?
Simile
What inference can the audience make about the society they live in when Clarisse says, "I sometimes think drivers don't know what grass is, or flowers, because they never see them slowly?"
The audience can infer that most people drive very quickly.
Why does Montage 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 Log 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
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.
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.
Why do Montag and Faber think their plan will work?
it will make society question firefighters and their intentions
"While the flapping pigeon-winged books died on the porch and the lawn of the house," is an example of......
personification
