Fahrenheit 451 Part One Quiz (Pg. 1-68)

How many lights does Beatty claim are in his "eternal matchbox"?

1 million

Clarisse

17 year old girl who introduces Montag to the world's beauty, is an outcast from society innocence, curiosity, the individual, intelligence, thought

When do the fire alarms always occur?

At night

What are some comments that Beatty makes regarding books/literature? What distortion about American history does he make?

He says they are nothing but trouble, they dont mean anything and they dont make sense,

Review the section where Montag sees the unnamed woman burn with her books. What are descriptions of this scene? How does Montag act? How does Beatty react? How is Montag affected by what occurs here?

It is described as very sad because the firefighters have never dealt w burning someone alive. Beatty says it is just part of the job. He pushes his emotions and uses a pipe.

Captain Beatty

Montag's boss at the fire station manipulative, shady,

Significance/meaning and author of the quote before the novel begins

SIgnifies that you do not have to do what is expected. Just because most people do something one way does not mean u have to. Go against the norm dare to be different.

Mechanical Hound

Symbol for watchful eye and violent control of the government. Robotic hound that sniffs out and kills those who read books Firehouse "pet" programmed to hate Montag.

Mrs. Blake

The woman who called in the alarm on the old woman.

Throughout the day and evening, what does Mildred (and others in the society) do to avoid confronting their true feelings and state of unhappiness? How do they avoid having to come to terms with their miserable lives?

They watch tv, pop pills, drive really really fast on the highway. they just block themselves out and do not question anything in their society, ignorance is bliss

Montag's career as a fireman

at the beginning he likes what hes doing, in the end he doesnt,

The items that Mildred requires in order to sleep each night

her pills and head phones

The Firemen

set fires to get rid of books. do it just bc society says so. a tough group, smell like kerosene,

Montag

the protagonist; he is a fireman who has a crisis of conscience over whether books are bad or not

The "plumbers"

they come by and pump stomachs no emotions almost enjoy it, very creepy,

Mildred

unhappy and tries to kill herself Montag's wife

Descriptions/colors used to describe the scene when Montag discovers Mildred after she attempts suicide

white walls, like a grave scene, cold, no love, silent,