Fahrenheit 451 Introduction

What is Guy Montag's job?

• Librarian

• Fireman

• Police Officer

• Politician

How does Montag feel about his job at the very beginning of the book?

• Cautious and guilty

• He hates his job

• Enthusiastic and confident

• Worried about his salary

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How does Montag meet Clarisse McClellan

• Walking home from work

• He burns her house and books

• She is a fireman too

• His wife introduces him to Clarisse

What first happens to Montag as a result of meeting Clarisse?

• He considers leaving Mildred

• He decides he no longer wants to be a fireman

• He becomes more dedicated to his job

• He starts to question the way things are

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Which character talks for a long time about what he or she knows about the history of fireman, technology, the dangers of books, and the way society works?

• Captain Beatty

• Montag

• Clarisse

• The old woman

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Why does Montag despise the technology Mildred uses?

• Mildred does not actually use much technology

• It is very violent and he is afraid that it is corrupting her

• She never lets him use the devices

• It is mindless entertainment, and she is usually disconnected from reality

What realization does Montag have regarding his wife Mildred?

• She is very understanding of what he is going through

• She is far more intelligent than Clarisse

• He doesn't really know her that well

• He actually strongly dislikes her

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What two major events occur that make Montag question everything?

• A woman chooses to burn with her books and Clarisse disappears

• Mildred betrays him and Clarisse is there to comfort him

• A neighbor reports Clarisse's books and she kills herself

• Montag gets burned in a fire and is permanently injured

Where does Clarisse get most of the information about how life used to be?

• Reading books secretly

• Her uncle

• Her parents

• History class

What is the MAIN reason people stopped reading books in the society of Fahrenheit 451?

• They had more important things to do with their time

• They did not like that books presented different ways of thinking

• They would rather use advanced technology

• They did not stop reading books