Fahrenheit 451 Background Quiz

Utopian literature describes

• an imaginary ideal world

• a place that is most unpleasant

• a place that is just like everywhere else

• a blank world

What has played an important role as an element in many religions, myths, and philosophies?

• a salamander

• fireworks

• fire and its imagery

• a fireman

Dystopian literature describes

• the opposite of an ideal world

• a perfect world

• an ideal society

• a place that is most pleasant

What does Clarisse's name come from?

• brightness

• the Latin word Clara

• Montag's fires

• an image in the book

From what inspiration was Montag's name derived?

• Guy Fawkes

• bonfires

• English Parliament

• effigies

Which of the following was a historical event that influenced the writing of Fahrenheit 451?

• World War I

• The Vietnam War

• The Civil War

• World War II

Which of the following was an influence on the writing of Fahrenheit 451?

• The Cold War

• the threat of nuclear war

• the fear of communism

• All of these

Which of the following countries were known to have burned books at the time of the writing of Fahrenheit 451?

• Japan

• The Soviet Union

• Germany

• China

Which of the following countries were known to have banned books and persecute writers at the time Fahrenheit 451 was written?

• Spain

• Great Britain

• France

• Austria

Which electronic invention was just beginning to have an impact in American homes in the 1950s?

• radio

• television

• telephone

• microphone