Fahrenheit 451 Part II Review

Multiple Choice

The last liberal arts college was shut down how long ago?

• Ten years ago

• 20 years ago

• 30 years ago

• 40 years ago

Multiple Choice

"'I plunk the children in school nine days out of ten...I put up with them...it's at bad at all. You heave them into the 'parlor' and turn the switch. It's like washing clothes: stuff laundry in and slam the lid"' (Bradbury 96). Who said this quote and what does it say about Montag's society?

• Mrs. Phelps said this to Montag, Millie, and Mrs. Bowles. Her words show that government controls thoughts AND emotions. People do not feel.

• Mrs. Bowles said this quote to Montag, Millie, and Mrs. Phelps. Her words show that government controls thoughts AND emotions. People do not feel.

• This was a commercial being aired on the parlor walls before Montag pulled the plug. These words show government control over thoughts AND emotions. Interactions are transactions.

Multiple Choice

Part II centers around the unfolding of Montag's Big Plan. All answers but one are correct. Which one is NOT a part of his plan?

• Professor Faber gives Montag green bullets to put in his ears so that Faber could listen to Beatty's words.

• Faber is to teach Montag to understand the knowledge presented in books.

• Faber and Montag devise a plan to plant books in firemen's houses.

• Montag intentionally reads the poem "Dover Beach" to Millie's friends to incite an emotional response.

Multiple Choice

Montag says to Faber, "How many copies of the Bible are left in this country?" Faber replies, "I don't know what you're talking about!" Faber's reaction indicates that he feels afraid. Why?

• Montag, a fireman, is asking about books. From a previous visit, Faber knows Montag's job.

• The Mechanical Hound had recently paid a visit to Faber's house.

Multiple Choice

Why did Faber change his mind when Montag was standing outside his door?

• Faber understood that if he didn't comply, he would be arrested.

• Faber observed the Bible in Montag's hand.

• Montag really didn't give Faber a choice. Faber didn't want trouble.

• Faber had an alternative escape route should Montag seem threatening.

Fill in the Blank

Montag's Big Plan started by telling Faber that he wanted Faber to...

Multiple Choice

Faber caved to Montag's plan when Montag did what?

• Montag threatened to call Beatty.

• Montag began throwing Faber's books out on the front lawn for neighbors to see.

• Montag took out his igniter and began burning pages from the Bible.

• Montag began ripping pages from the Bible, a book that Faber desperately wanted.

Fill in the Blank

Bradbury's title for Part II of Fahrenheit 451, "The Sieve and the Sand," is symbolic. It represents Montag trying to retain knowledge, but like sand in a sieve, the "words ____ through..." (page 78).

Multiple Choice

Faber "picked up a small green metal object no larger than a .22 bullet" (Bradbury 90-91). This object was intended to aid Montag how?

• Faber wanted Montag to use the ear piece to find out where Beatty was secretly hiding books. Montag was to use the device when in the fire station.

• Montag would wear the device in is ear, like the Seashell Radio, so that Faber could hear Beatty speak. Faber would be able to help Montag understand Beatty's words.

• Faber wanted Montag to gain Beatty's trust to see if Beatty truly believed like a true fireman, or if he secretly wanted change as well. Faber wanted to use the earbuds to spy on the Captain.

Fill in the Blank

Before leaving Faber's house, Montag and the old man exchanged what two items? (page 91)

Multiple Choice

Montag pulled the plug on the parlor walls. Why?

• Montag could no longer justify the idea of only receiving senseless information.

• When Montag arrived home, Millie and friends were beyond disrespectful and Montag was unwilling to tolerate it.

• Millie and friends were laughing at the White Clown as he dismembered people. The women are desensitized to the violence around them.

• Millie was rambling on about getting the fourth wall installed, and Montag reacted to her badgering by unplugging the wall units.

Multiple Choice

When Montag began reading poetry to Millie and friends, Faber voiced his concern and pleaded with Montag to stop. True or False?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Mrs. Clara Phelps was crying at the end Montag's poetry reading. Why? (page 100-101)

• She felt she would be incriminated for being in a house where books were present.

• The poem stirred up emotions that made Mrs. Phelps feel deeply.

• Mrs. Phelps cried because she could not comprehend what was being read.

Multiple Choice

Montag returns to the firehouse. Beatty uses information as a weapon against Montag. He uses many ___________ to convince Montag that he should continue to be part of the "Happiness Boys" (Bradbury 61).

• allusions

• irony

• couplets

• metaphors

Fill in the Blank

"There was a tacking-tacking sound as the _____-______ telephone typed out the address across the room" (Bradbury 108)

Fill in the Blank

"Beatty's pink, phosphorescent cheeks glimmered in the high darkness, and he was smiling furiously. "'Here we are!"' (Bradbury 110) Where did the Salamander stop?

Multiple Choice

Why was the last liberal arts college shut down?

• It was shut down due to lack of professors willing to teach from books.

• The last liberal arts college shut down because the firemen threatened to burn it.

• The college shut down due to low student attendance and interest.

• The college closed because professors no longer had access to books or information in general.