WorksheetsFahrenheit 451
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does Mildred do all day?
a)
Mildred watches TV or listens to her music from her earpieces (seashells)
b)
Mildred spend all her time doing nothing.
2.
Who does Montag meet on his way home?
a)
He meets his boss.
b)
He meets Clarisse McClellan
c)
He meets his friends.
3.
According to Montag, how many Atomic Wars has the United States won since 1990?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
7
d)
2
4.
In the beginning of the book, what does Montag think of his job?
a)
He doesn't really like the job because he thought fireman only PUT out not start fire.
b)
Montag thinks his job is entertaining and he enjoys what he does
5.
Who is Mildred's "family?"
a)
Her "family" is dead.
b)
Her "family" is at another country.
c)
Her "family" are the people at the parlor.
d)
Her "family " IS the TV
6.
What does Montag say he always smells like?
a)
ash
b)
Kerosine
c)
dust
7.
According to Clarisse, how is Montag "not like the others"?
a)
He wonder about his job
b)
He walk with her.
c)
He looks at her and actually listens
8.
How is the fire engine described?
a)
Orange dragon.
b)
red dragon.
c)
green dragon.
d)
blue dragon.
9.
Who is Montag's wife?
a)
Maryann
b)
Missy
c)
Clarisse
d)
Mildred
10.
What word(s) became a swear word?
a)
intellectual
b)
books
c)
Mechanical Hound
d)
dissadisfaction
11.
Who is the English Professor?
a)
Beatty
b)
Clarisse
c)
Bob
d)
Faber
12.
Why was Montag eager and happy to burn his house?
a)
He had anger management issues.
b)
He didn't like the authors of his books.
c)
He was burning his fears away.
13.
What book does Montag read that finally "wakes him up"?
a)
The Dictionary
b)
The Bible
c)
Of Mice and Men
14.
Montag has only one friend he can trust. Who is that friend?
a)
Mildred
b)
Faber
c)
Clarisse
15.
Why does Montag start to question the world he lives in?
a)
Clarisse asks him if he is happy
b)
Montag is fired
c)
He reads a book
d)
Montag's wife almost dies
16.
How did Montag kill Beatty?
a)
Shot Him
b)
Ran him over
c)
Burned him
d)
Did not kill him
17.
Who befriended Montag at the beginning of the story?
a)
Granger
b)
Beatty
c)
Clarisse
d)
Mildred
18.
What book had Montag become at the end?
a)
Songs of Solomon
b)
Revelations
c)
Moby Dick
d)
Ecclessiates
19.
When they first begin to read the books, Mildred...
a)
Immediately agrees with Montag that the books are important.
b)
Runs away and tells the authorities what Montag has done.
c)
Is uninterested and confused by the books.
d)
Does not care that Montag has begun to read the books.
20.
Why does Montag reach out to Faber the first time?
a)
Since Clarisse died, Montag needs a friend to talk to.
b)
Montag is confused by the books he stole, and he needs a teacher.
c)
Faber is an English Professor, and Montag wants to learn how to become a Professor as well.
d)
Montag finds the phone number Faber gave him and is curious if he is still alive.
21.
What is the significance of the sieve and the sand?
a)
It shows the slow passing of time in the world.
b)
It is a metaphor for Mildred's feelings toward Montag.
c)
It is a metaphor for knowledge and Montag's want of it.
d)
It shows how powerful the words of books can be.
22.
What does Faber say about the physical books?
a)
They are not what is important; it is what is stated in books where the true power lies.
b)
Without the actual book binding itself, all the words in books are useless.
c)
There is nothing important about books or what they have hidden within.
d)
Never judge a book by its cover.
23.
What does Montag do to Mildred and her friends?
a)
Laughs at them.
b)
Reads poetry to them.
c)
Forces them to read a book.
d)
Asks them to leave.
24.
What does Montag say to Mrs. Bowels?
a)
He describes all the bad things in her life that have happened and he makes her cry.
b)
He tells her that she is going to be shipped off to join the army.
c)
He tells her to read a book.
d)
He tells her she is the only person he believes will understand books.
25.
Where do the Firemen drive to at the end of Part II?
a)
Montag's house.
b)
Faber's house.
c)
Clarisse's house.
d)
Beatty's house.
26.
How does Beatty react when Montag hints that he may have taken a book home?
a)
He tells Montag that he has stolen lots of books too.
b)
He throws Montag and Mildred in jail.
c)
He turns Montag in to the Mechanical Hound.
d)
He says it is a "natural error."
27.
Why were porches and gardens removed?
a)
They were creating an environmental hazard.
b)
They encouraged people to sit, think, and talk.
c)
They looked too pretty.
d)
They were misunderstood.
28.
What does Mildred say is her favorite subject to talk about?
a)
Clarisse
b)
Her marrige with Montag
c)
Herself
d)
Politics
29.
Who is Faber?
a)
A retired English professor Montag seeks out for help.
b)
A retired firehouse Captain who ran away.
c)
Mildred's friend from the parlor.
d)
A man inside Montag's head.
30.
What theme is covered in the reading?
a)
It is important to defend knowledge
b)
Reading leads to misery.
c)
Books.
d)
Television is a wonderful invention
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