F451

Who is the protagonist of Fahrenheit 451?

• Guy Montag

• Man Monday

• Guy Lunes

• Chico Monday

Which best describes the genre of the novel?

• Horror fiction

• Dystopian fiction

• Utopian fiction

• Historical fiction

Ray Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451 during which historical conflict?

• World War 2

• The Vietnam War

• The US Civil War

• The Cold War

Which of these contemporary technologies in NOT predicted by the novel?

• wireless headphones

• interactive television

• robot dogs

• the internet

What does the title of the work refer to?

• The temperature at which paper burns

• The number of pages in the book

• The temperature of fire burning

• The ideal temperature for preserving books

Mrs. Phelps, Mildred’s friend, begins to cry when Guy Montag reads _____.

• a poem about love in the midst of conflict, pain, and warfare

• a Bible verse about the lilies of the field and how God cares for them

• a speech by their president declaring that war has begun

• a poem about the joys of children and family ties

Granger speaks about his grandfather to make this point: _____.

• Everyone should leave something of value behind when he dies

• When we die, all of our talents and skills die with us

• Everyone should have a grandfather or grandfather figure in his life

• Everyone should write books to carry on his legacy

Granger believes that _____.

• people are doomed to always repeat the mistakes of history

• people can learn from their mistakes and end warfare if enough

  people remember the events of history

• people are inherently evil and must be coerced to do good works

• people will be better off without the memory of unpleasant historical

  events of the past

When Mildred’s friends visit the Montag home and talk with Guy about politics, their conversation centers on _____.

• their disagreement over the country’s involvement in the impending war

• their concern about high taxes and too much government control of society

• their opinions about the recent candidates’ hairstyles, attractiveness, and speaking abilities

• their anger about government censorship of books and movies

The History of the Firemen of America states that _____.

• Benjamin Franklin was the first fireman, who burned English influenced books during the American Revolution

• firemen once put out fires, but after technology advanced so that houses were all fireproof, they started burning houses in order to keep their jobs safe

• Ulysses S. Grant was the first fireman, who burned books promoting states’ rights and slavery during the Civil War

• the founding fathers of the United States began the profession of firemen in order to fulfill the “right to the pursuit of happiness” in the Declaration of Independence