Fahrenheit Reading Final

What is the significance of the title Fahrenheit 451?

• It is the maximum temperature of most ovens.
• It is the temperature at which germanium melts.
• It is the temperature at which paper ignites and burns.
• It is the temperature at which an Easy-Bake oven self-destructs.

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

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 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

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

What question haunts Montag because neither he nor his wife can remember the answer?

• How many fires has Montag started?

• How many children do Montag and Mildred have?

• How many books has Montag hidden?

• How did Montag and Mildred meet?

What are "seashells"?

• Sleep lozenges

• Interactive TV remotes to participate with television shows

• Radio earbuds/airpods

• Small shell-shaped devices that allow the government to monitor them

Beatty visits Montag at his house; what does Beatty give him?

• money
• new rank
• lecture
• assignment

Which character views herself or himself as a coward?

• Beatty
• Faber
• Mildred
• Montag