Ray Bradbury

Which of these books is NOT by Ray Bradbury?

• Brave New World

• The Illustrated Man

• The Gold Apples from the Sun

• Fahrenheit 451

Why is Fahrenheit 451 a dystopian novel?

• Because it deals with a possible future

• Because it presents human beings as evil

• Because it shows a society without freedom

• Because they burn books

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Why Bradbury believed in books as an education?

• Because teachers inspire

• Because you can learn about anything through books

• Because you can see youself in books

• Because they can help with writing

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Why did Bradbury start writing?

• Because he discovered he was alive

• Because his parents gave him a toy typewriter

• Because he wanted to be lke Shakespeare

• Because a magician told him to "live forever"

Which of the following elements is not a characteristic of dystopian literature?

• Oppresive government

• Advanced techlology

• War between the rich and the poor

• No self-expression (art)

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Bradbury didn't write this genre

• Adventure

• Dystopian

• Fantasy

• Science fiction

Which of the following books inspired "The Martian Chronicles"?

• Beauty and The Beast

• Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath

• Shakespeare's Hamlet

• Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities

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Bradbury went to college

• TRUE

• FALSE

For Bradbury, the only education you need is in libraries.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

Bradbury wrote for TV

• TRUE

• FALSE

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