Fahrenheit 451 Context / Background

Fahrenheit 451 was published in what year?

• 1953

• 1979

• 2003

• 1919

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What war had ended only a few years before Ray Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451?

• World War II

• World War I

• The War on Terror

• The Cold War

Which of the following was NOT a feature of the time period in which Ray Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451?

• Threat of nuclear warfare

• Growth of suburbs / suburban life

• McCarthyism / fear of Communism

• Rise and spread of technology in households

• All of the above were features of the time period

Which of the following two big ideas are the BEST option for big ideas that appear in this book?

• Censorship AND nature

• Censorship AND freedom of thought

• Nature AND freedom of speech

• Love AND freedom of thought

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The novel Fahrenheit 451 was written during what global phenomenon?

• World War II

• The Cold War

• The War on Terror

• World War I

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Who was Joseph McCarthy?

• A political figure from the 1800s who appears again and again in books dealing with censorship

• A type of cheese

• A fictional character who appears again and again in Bradbury's books

• A politician who tried to spread fear of different beliefs, such as Communism