Fahrenheit 451 Quiz Questions
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
