Fahrenheit 451 Part 1

What is the significance of the phoenix?

• a bird that is able to rejuvenate itself from kerosene
• an animal that is resistant to fire
• a bird that continually rises from the ashes
• a creature that turns to ash when burned

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What is the significance of the salamander?

• it renews its skin in fire
• it is the universal symbol of all firemen
• It is eternally renewed from the ashes
• it is resistant to water

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When Clarrise asks, Montag says that Fireman have always...

• burned books with kerosene
• extinguished fires with water
• valued books
• kept homes from burning down

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What happens to Montag as a result of meeting Clarisse?

• He considers leaving his wife
• He starts to notice what's missing in his life
• He decides he no longer wants to be a firefighter
• He becomes more committed to extinguishing books

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The Seashell Radios that Mildred has are very similar to what item we use today?

• headphones
• XM radio
• earbuds
• MP3 player

What realization does Montag come to regarding his wife Mildred?

• She understands what he's going through
• She is far more intelligent than Clarisse
• He doesn't like her
• He doesn't really know her

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Captain Beatty believes Montag's questions and unhappiness are unexpressed feelings of...

• anger
• fear
• guilt
• dishonesty

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The Mechanical Hound at the fire station is a technological version of which item?

• an attack dog
• a firehouse Dalmatian
• the crane mechanism used to help firefighters enter a home
• the metal extension piece that the firehose is connect to

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What two things make Montag realize that he much change his life?

• A woman chooses to burn with her books and Clarisse dies
• A woman refuses to give up her books and Clarisse moves away
• A neighbor reports Clarisse's books and Clarisse kills herself
• His wife betrays him and Clarisse is there to comfort him

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What is something strange about the firemen?

• They all look exactly like Montag
• They all hate books
• Many of them are secretly book readers
• They are all blonde

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