Fahrenheit 451 Chapter Quiz #2

That reason does Beatty give for his visit to Montag’s home?

• He has come to check on the sick Montag.

• He has come to warn Montag about the Mechanical Hound.

• He is checking to see why Montag is not at work.

• He has come to confront Montag about the book he stole.

According to Beatty, what factors contributed to firemen adopting the role of book burners?

• Television, photography, and film made reading less popular

• The demand for simple, easy-to-read material made books obsolete.

• People in various special interest groups found books increasingly offensive.

• ALL OF THE ABOVE

What does Mildred do when she discovers the book behind Montag’s pillow?

• She quickly leaves the room

• She tries to draw attention to it

• She begins to weep.

• She begins to scream hysterically and hit Montag

What is hidden behind the ventilator?

• A pair of reading glasses and a pipe

• A stack of old newspapers

• A bag of money

• A stack of stolen books

What is the first book that Montag starts to read as he searches for the source of his unhappiness?

• 1984

• Gulliver’s Travels

• Hamlet

• Romeo and Juliet

Who is Faber?

• Montag’s uncle and a former fireman

• A professor that Montag met in a park

• A neighbor whom Montag suspects of having books

• The chief of the Firemen of America

Which poem does Montag read to Mildred and Mrs. Phelps?

• Ode to a Tree

• The Wasteland

• One of Shakespeare’s Sonnets

• Dover Beach