Fahrenheit 451 Quiz Questions

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Why is Montag unable to memorize parts of the Bible while on the subway?

"Denham's Dentifrice" and other such commercials are blaring, making it impossible to focus

The mechanical hound had the ability to track people, and, if needed, inject them with ...

A sedative

what realization stops montag in his tracks and caused him to sob?

Beatty had wanted to die

'"'He is no wise man that will quit a certainty for an uncertainty! 'Stick with the fireman, Montag. All else is dreary chaos!' (103). What is the impact of the diction above?

Beatty is implying that Montag is a fool to oppose the government.

according to the brief histories of the firemen of america, the first firemen was

Benjamin Franklin

'"'To see the firehouses burn across the land, destroyed as hotbeds of treason. The salamander devours his tail! Ho, God!" (82) What is the impact of the simile used by Bradbury?

Faber was giddy at the thought that firemen would be depicted as disloyal to the government's cause.

When Montag didn't want to go to work, Mildred's attitude toward him could be described as ...

Frustrated

What is "Jesus Christ" like in Montag's society?

He has been commercialized and is broadcast over the wall-TV

What is Faber's plan to help Montag escape?

Montag should head for the river in hopes of following old rail lines into the country where other outcasts hide

"They sat and the cards were dealt. In Beatty's sight, Montag felt the guilt of his hands. His fingers were like ferrets that had done some evil and now never rested. What is the impact of the personification and metaphors used by Bradbury?

Montag was full of self-condemnation about the decision to collaborate with Faber, concerning the destruction of the firehouses.

To whose house did Beatty take Montag to burn?

Montag's house

where does Beatty meet Montag and have that long conversation about why things are the way they are

Montags house

How did the firemen know which houses had books?

Neighbors, family members, and friends became informants who turned people in

what books of the bible does montag memorize?

Revelation and Ecclesiastes

Describe Clarisse McClellan

She is a young girl who likes to think and talk

What did the old woman do?

She lit the match and then committed suicide

What happened to Clarisse?

She was hit by a car

What did Montag do after Beatty left his house?

Showed Mildred the books

What did Beatty believe?

That books put upsetting thoughts in peoples mind and kept them from being happy

"'Christ is one of the family now. I often wonder if God recognizes his own son the way we've dressed him up, or is it dressed down? He's a regular peppermint stick now. ..''(77). What is the impact of the rhetorical question and metaphor used by Bradbury?

The author is demonstrating the degradation of Christ to fit society's desire to follow their own moral compass, desires, and will.

'''Light the first page, light the second page. Each becomes a black butterfly. Beautiful, eh'.... There sat Beatty, perspiring gently, the floor littered with swarms of black moths that had died in a single room' (72-72). What is the impact of the metaphors used by Bradbury?

The author wanted to emphasize the death of knowledge and highlight the importance of that to the government.

Mildred's family included

The characters from a television show

what did beatty say about the media in his conversation with Montag?

They were made shorter

at one point during his run, montag thought the mechanical hound had found him. what did he actually see that he mistook for the hound?

a deer

Why is Granger's statement to Montag ("Welcome back from the dead.") ironic?

although Montag is not literally dead, his old self...his old belief system...is indeed dead

Who is Faber?

an old, retired English Professor that Montag first met in the park

how did Granger and the other preserve books?

by memorizing them

People could be put into jail for

driving too slow

Why does Montag reveal the book of poetry to Mildred's gutists?

he's had all he can stand of their mindless banter and lack of depth

why is it ironic that Mildred sees no value in reading since "Books aren't people."?

her "family" is not real people either, but she feels an artificial connection to them

what did montag feel guilty or conflicted about?

hiding books

montag became a firemen because ...

his father and grand were firemen

why does Beatty pick up speed and almost run over Montag?

it was a carload of teens, looking for adventure, who wanted to run him over

what happened to the city Montag escaped?

it was flattened by bombs

Early in the story, Mildred

overdosed on sleeping pills and had to have her stomach and blood pumped clean

What does Faber say is missing from society?

quality of information, leisure to digest it, and the right to carry out actions

what did mildred tell montag about clarisse?

she died

why did montag stop on the way to fabers and stash a book in Mrs. Black?

she was a wife of one of his fellow firemen, and it was part of the plan to plant books and call in alarms against firemen

How was Clarisse viewed by members of society?

she was thought to be insane

what did montag do with the books he was hiding?

tell Mildred about them

Why is Montag's leg incapacitated?

the Mechanical Hound stabbed it with his procaine needle

what stands out about the tv shows Mildred watches?

the characters fight over nothing

Why does Montag keep hearing planes flying overhead?

the country is preparing for war, but nobody talks about it

who or what does the author imply is outside Montag's door through he description " ... a slow, probing sniff, an exhalation of electric steam."?

the mechanical hound

What piece of trivia does Faber tell Montag that he didn't fully realize before?

the public itself stopped reading of its own accord

The Montags didn't have a fourth wall installed in the parlor because ...

they couldn't yet afford it

Why do the police pretend to be chasing Montag even after he has successfully escaped?

they need to end with a bang so the audience will be entertained

Unlike most other homes, Charisse's ...

was blazing with light


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