Fahrenheit 451 Unit Review

What does the following quote reveal about Mildred's friend, Mrs. Phelps?

"Anyway, Pete and I always said, no tears, nothing like that. It's our third marriage each and we're independent. Be independent, we always said. He said, if I get killed off, you just go right ahead and don't cry, but get married again, and don't think of me."

• She's a free spirit.

• She does not care about other people.

• She has a great marriage.

• She is a very emotional person.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

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What does the following quote reveal about Captain Beatty?

“With school turning out more runners, jumpers, racers, tinkerers, grabbers, snatchers, fliers, and swimmers instead of examiners, critics, knowers, and imaginative creators, the word 'intellectual,' of course, became the swear word it deserved to be.”

• He believes that students today are lazy.

• He believes that school is the best place to learn things.

• He believes that intellectuals are bad for society.

• He believes that those who create are better than those who destroy.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does the following quote reveal about Faber?

“Don't ask for guarantees. And don't look to be saved in any one thing, person, machine, or library. Do your own bit of saving, and if you drown, at least die knowing you were heading for shore.”

• He believes that books will be the thing that saves the world from itself.

• He believes in the importance of knowing how to swim.

• He believes that books are the key to happiness.

• He believes that while books can help someone find the answers they seek, it is up to them to save themselves.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does this quote reveal about Captain Beatty?

"If you don't want a house built, hide the nails and wood. If you don't want a man unhappy politically, don't give him two sides to a question to worry him; give him one. Better yet, give him none."

• He believes that people are happier when other people decide things for them rather than having to choose for themselves.

• He believes that people should not build houses.

• He believes that everyone should be able to vote for who they want as president.

• He believes that people are happy when they are able to decide things like politics on their own.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Montag's choice to read the poem "Dover Beach" to Mildred and her friends resulted in what major event?

• Mildred and her friends cry because Montag is making them miss their favorite show, The White Clown.

• Mildred decides to join Montag in reading books to understand them better.

• The women report him to the Firemen because he has shown them that he has books.

• Montag realizes that poetry is confusing and decides that burning the poem is better than reading it.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

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"Christ is one of the `family' now. I often wonder it God recognizes His own son the way we've dressed him up, or is it dressed him down? He's a regular peppermint stick now, all sugar-crystal and saccharine when he isn't making veiled references to certain commercial products that every worshipper absolutely needs."

What does the word 'saccharine' most likely mean?

• Fake.

• Overly sweet.

• Loud.

• Likeable.

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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"Do you know the legend of Hercules and Antaeus, the giant wrestler, whose strength was incredible so long as he stood firmly on the earth. But when he was held, rootless, in mid-air, by Hercules, he perished easily."

What does the word 'perished' most likely mean?

• Jumped

• Laughed

• Died

• Grew stronger

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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What do the sieve and sand metaphorically represent?

• The sand represents Montag's happiness and the sieve represents his childhood.

• The sand represents sand and the sieve represents a sieve

• The sand represents Clarisse and the sieve represents Captain Beatty.

• The sand represents the words in the book and the sieve represents Montag's mind.

What is the significance of the title Fahrenheit 451?

• It is the maximum temperature of most ovens.
• It is the temperature at which germanium melts.
• It is the temperature at which paper ignites and burns.
• It is the temperature at which an Easy-Bake oven self-destructs.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the name of the toothpaste advertised on the subway?

• Crain’s Crest
• Finchman’s Fluoride Wonder
• Abel’s AquaFresh
• Denham’s Dentifrice

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CCSS.RI.11-12.1

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