The Censors

Who is the protagonist in The Censors?

• Mariana

• Luisa

• Juan

• The Censorship Division

What is a possible theme, or main purpose, of Luisa Valenzuela's The Censors?

• Nature will always overcome the ambition of people.

• Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

• Man can not escape his or her fate.

• Traumatic events in life can lead to a loss of innocence.

How can you best describe this line from paragraph 9: "Soon his work became so absorbing that his noble mission blurred in his mind."

• Juan's mission becomes going to the club to hang out with girls.

• Juan tries even harder to have Mariana fall in love with him.

• Juan begins to lose sight of his original goal and is becoming obsessed with another goal of becoming a good censor.

• Juan thinks that Mariana will find his letter and write back to him.

What is the main conflict of The Censors?

• Man vs Himself

• Man vs Nature

• Man vs They

• Man vs Mariana

In what ways does the theme of censorship become more prominent in part three of the book?

• The society becomes more open and accepting of diverse opinions

• Montag becomes more involved in the resistance against the oppressive society and the control of information.

• The resistance against censorship becomes less organized and effective

• Montag becomes a supporter of the government's censorship policies

How does the theme of censorship manifest in the actions of the firemen?

• They promote literacy and the distribution of knowledge.

• They enforce the law by burning books, which symbolizes the suppression of dissenting ideas.

• They encourage people to watch television to gain more knowledge.

• They protect books from being destroyed.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

How does the government control information and manipulate the truth in Fahrenheit 451?

• Encouraging critical thinking and open dialogue

• Supporting freedom of speech and expression

• Promoting access to diverse sources of information

• Censoring books, promoting mindless entertainment, and spreading propaganda through technology

Which of these inferences about the government is best supported by the text?

• The government cut the power in Guy’s childhood home so that he could bond with his mother.

• The government is burning books because authors were the leaders of a rebellion against it.

• The government changed the role of police officers to now be the ones who commit crimes.

• One reason the government is destroying books is because it is rewriting history.

Who is the antagonist in The Censor?

• Mariana

• Luisa

• Juan

• The Censorship Division

How could you best summarize paragraph 9?

• Juan works really hard to reach Section E, where he can analyze letters, increasing his chance at finding the letter he sent Mariana.

• Juan becomes so absorbed by his work that he starts to like it, even going as far as to taking enjoyment out of censoring people's shocking letters.

• Juan gets promoted to analyze letters for poison dust.

• Workers at the Censorship Division tried to go on strike after one of them was blown up, but Juan reports them to his superiors and gets promoted.