Fahrenheit 451 Final Test Review

Why does Faber say books matter

• People can act upon what they read

• Books have quality

• Information from books can be absorbed

• All of the above

What is the salamander and what does it spray?

• A firetruck that sprays fire

• A fire hose that sprays kerosene

• A tube to spray medicine into the stomachs of people who overdose on pills

• A fire hose that sprays water

Clarisse's family...

• is just like every other family

• is in hiding from the government

• never talks to one another

• has a family member who was arrested for walking and driving slowly

Abraham Lincoln was the first firefighter, according to Beatty

• True

• False

Why have books been banned?

• They made all races and people upset

• People stopped reading of their own accord

• People were more interested in escapism and instant gratification

• All of the above

In the following quote, what is Bradbury comparing books to, "while the pigeon-winged books died on the porch and lawn of the house."

• birds

• fireflies

• salamanders

• dragons

Montag attempts to memorize...

• The Book of Job

• Genesis

• Deuteronomy

• Ecclesiastes

Mildred is best described as

• loving

• ignorant

• kind

• thoughtful

What big plan do Montag and Faber concoct?

• Memorizing all the books in the world

• Planting books in firemen's houses

• Starting an underground newsletter

• Hunting down as many books as they can find to save

What is the role of the mechanical hound

• It puts out fires

• It hunts down people who hide books

• It hunts down people who write books

• It starts fires