F451 Test Questions

Why are firemen rarely necessary?

• Because there are hardly any books left to burn

• Because people are very scared of the consequences

• Because people stopped reading on their own

• Because any day now the war will wipe their society off the face of the earth

Why is there constant background noise in their society?

• To keep people entertained and provide a background noise and keep them upbeat

• To keep people from focusing on anything bad and thinking for themselves

• To sell their products more efficiently in a society where people don't think for themselves

• To provide hidden messages about what is going on in the world for people who need to know

As a character, what does Mildred represent?

• Stay at home mothers in society

• The most knowledgeable people in society

• Women in society

• Society as a whole

Why does Montag read a poem to Mildred and her friends

• Because he feels like they could benefit by learning what he knows

• Because he realizes that they don't know any better and he wants to teach them to be better mothers and wives

• Because he is so tired of hearing the tv and wants a change for the evening

• Because he is just so upset by their ignorance that he wants to scare them into 'waking up'

What did the river symbolize?

• A cycle

• Going back to the past

• Rebirth, renewal, a new chapter

• Water

Which event was the climax/turning point of the novel?

• The old lady sets herself on fire with the books and Montag grabs a couple of books

• Faber and Montag come up with a plan

• Clarisse's death

• Montag sets his house on fire and kills Beatty

What does Faber say about the physical books?

• They are not what is important; it is what is stated in books where the true power lies.
• Without the actual book binding itself, all the words in books are useless. 
• There is nothing important about books or what they have hidden within.
• Never judge a book by its cover.