WorksheetsFahrenheit 451 - Part 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is an archetype?
a)
an overarching idea
b)
the place where Montag works
c)
the template for a story
d)
a universal symbol or prototype
2.
What is the significance of the phoenix?
a)
a bird that is able to rejuvenate itself from kerosene
b)
an animal that is resistant to fire
c)
a bird that continually rises from the ashes
d)
a creature that turns to ash when burned
3.
What is the significance of the salamander?
a)
it renews its skin in fire
b)
it is the universal symbol of all firemen
c)
It is eternally renewed from the ashes
d)
it is resistant to water
4.
When Clarrise asks, Montag says that Fireman have always...
a)
burned books with kerosene
b)
extinguished fires with water
c)
valued books
d)
kept homes from burning down
5.
What happens to Montag as a result of meeting Clarisse?
a)
He considers leaving his wife
b)
He starts to notice what's missing in his life
c)
He decides he no longer wants to be a firefighter
d)
He becomes more committed to extinguishing books
6.
The Seashell Radios that Mildred has are very similar to what item we use today?
a)
headphones
b)
XM radio
c)
earbuds
d)
MP3 player
7.
What realization does Montag come to regarding his wife Mildred?
a)
She understands what he's going through
b)
She is far more intelligent than Clarisse
c)
He doesn't like her
d)
He doesn't really know her
8.
The Mechanical Hound at the fire station is a technological version of which item?
a)
an attack dog
b)
a firehouse Dalmatian
c)
the crane mechanism used to help firefighters enter a home
d)
the metal extension piece that the firehose is connect to
9.
Captain Beatty believes Montag's questions and unhappiness are unexpressed feelings of...
a)
anger
b)
fear
c)
guilt
d)
dishonesty
10.
What two things make Montag realize that he much change his life?
a)
A woman chooses to burn with her books and Clarisse dies
b)
A woman refuses to give up her books and Clarisse moves away
c)
A neighbor reports Clarisse's books and Clarisse kills herself
d)
His wife betrays him and Clarisse is there to comfort him
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