F451 Test Review

F451 Test Review

Mrs. Burnett

Multiple Choice

Which of the following symbols frequently reoccurred creating a motif throughout the novel?

• Salamandor

• Books

• Fire

• Railroad tracks

Open Ended

What does fire symbolize?

Multiple Choice

Montage realizes that fire can give and take; therefore, the symbol of fire has two sides. How are the two sides of fire conveyed in the novel?

• power and knowledge

• destruction and restoration

• superficial and natural

• evil and alarming

Multiple Choice

Autumn is another symbol that creates a motif throughout the novel. What does autumn symbolize?

• Cold and darkness

• Light and knowledge

• The death of the old and rebirth of the new

• Fruit, flowers, and the sun

Multiple Choice

Montag is married to which of the following?

• Clarisse

• The firehouse

• Mildred

• Mrs. Phelps

Multiple Choice

Mildred spends all of her time plugged in to the superficial world. Which of the following represents the emptiness of the superficial world?

• The parlor walls

• An ear device (seashell or other form)

• Sleeping pills

• Toaster

Multiple Choice

When Mildred refers to the parlor walls as "her family" this is an example of which literary element?

• Metaphor

• Dichotomy

• Irony

• Parable

Multiple Choice

In what way is calling the parlor walls "my family" ironic?

• The people represented in the parlor walls are not real.

• The parlor walls support real connections.

• The parlor walls examine genealogy.

• The parlor walls showcases the issues of the real world.

Open Ended

What does Montag desire? This is exemplified when he reads the lines from "Dover Beach" to Mildred and her friends.

Multiple Choice

What is ironic about Captain quoting literature?

• He is a former professor.

• He despises literature and claims that it only leads to confusion.

• This proves that the Captain has read books.

• He is a hero.

Multiple Choice

When Captain Beatty refers to the "Tower of Babe" he is applying which of the following literary elements?

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Allusion (Biblical)

Multiple Select

What is the significance of the mirror as a symbol? Check all that apply.

• It encourages the need of self reflection within society.

• It represents Clarisse and how she reflected ones thoughts back upon the individual.

• People are caught up in the superficial and care only about the appearances of others.

• Mirrors reflect light, and in this dystopian society, light and the quality of knowledge are missing.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following literary elements presents a moral or a lesson from a piece of literature?

• Aphorism

• Pathos

• Parable

• Satire

Open Ended

How is F451 a parable?

Multiple Choice

Who is the author of F451?

• William Shakespeare

• William Golding

• Ray Bradbury

• Harper Lee

Open Ended

How does the chase for apprehending Montag end and how is this ending significant to Montag's transformation?

Open Ended

To what story is Beatty alluding when he says Montag “wanted to fly near the sun”? How does this apply to Montag?

Multiple Choice

What is the climax of the story?

• When Montag steals a book.

• When the woman chooses to die with her books.

• When Mildred overdoses.

• When the firemen arrive at Montag's house to burn it down.

Multiple Choice

How does Montag convince Faber to be his guide?

• He threatens his life.

• He threatens Faber's family.

• He begins to tear pages out of the Bible.

• He devises a plan to destroy other firefighters.

Open Ended

According to Faber, why is it impossible to argue with the parlor walls?

Multiple Select

What metaphors does Faber use to describe the texture that good literature has?

• Flowers with no soil

• Fireworks with no fuel

• Seasons changing

• The coldness of a hound

Open Ended

What do all of these metaphors have in common, and what is Faber’s larger message here?

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of dramatic irony?

• When someone says one thing but means another?

• The unexpected.

• When the audience knows more than the characters.

• The unknown.

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of verbal irony?

• The unexpected.

• When a person says one thing but means another.

• When the audience knows more than the characters.

• The unknown.

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of situational irony?

• The unexpected.

• The unknown.

• When the audience knows more than the characters.

• When a person says one thing but means another.

Multiple Select

How would you describe Montag and Mildred's relationship.

• Warm

• Loving

• Cold

• Empty

Open Ended

What actions show that Mildred suffers from her own internal conflict?

Multiple Choice

What does Clarisse ask Montag that indicates a source of internal conflict?

• How old are you?

• Do you like being a fireman?

• Are you happy?

• Do you have any children?

Open Ended

How does F451 end?

Poll

Do you feel the ending has a hopeful or pessimistic vibe?

• Hopeful

• Pessimistic