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Fahrenheit 451 Part One Quiz

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How does Mildred react when Montag tells her about the sleeping pills?

a)

She is terrified.

b)

She cries hysterically.

c)

She does not believe him.

d)

She faints.

2.

All of the following are true about Guy Montag EXCEPT?

a)

He is the antagonist of the novel.

b)

He is the protagonist of the novel.

c)

He is a firefighter.

d)

His wife overdosed on sleeping pills.

3.

When Clarisse McClellan was first introduced, she was doing something that many people in this society consider “abnormal.” What was she doing?

a)

watching the parlor walls

b)

reading books

c)

walking at night

d)

going to the fun park with friends

4.

What do the firemen do if one of their own “accidentally” steals a book?

a)

They are fired.

b)

Their house is burned.

c)

They allow it to be kept for 24 hours and then they come and burn it.

d)

They firemen are the only people who are allowed to have books. They are not punished.

5.

Why are there no longer front porches in this society?

a)

They do not want to encourage people to talk to each other.

b)

There are only back porches.

c)

When the parlors became popular, front porches were banished.

d)

People were hiding their books under their front porches so society was rid of them.

6.

Who or what does Bradbury imply is outside Montag’s door through the description “…a slow, probing sniff, an exhalation of electric steam,”?

a)

Captain Beatty

b)

Clarisse's Uncle

c)

Faber

d)

Mechanical Hound

7.

When do the alarms for the firemen typically sound?

a)

afternoon

b)

anytime

c)

at night

d)

none of the above

8.

Why does Montag keep hearing planes flying overhead?

a)

The “planes” are surveillance aircraft looking for his books.

b)

The government routinely flies aircraft in order to remind the citizens who is in charge.

c)

There aren’t really planes

d)

The country is preparing for war, but nobody discusses it in much detail.

9.

Clarisse says her uncle was arrested for being a ______________.

a)

thinker

b)

teacher

c)

pedestrian

d)

reader

10.

Clarisse is killed by:

a)

Captain Beatty

b)

The mechanical hound

c)

the police

d)

a car

11.

When Montag enters his room in the beginning of the book, it's described as ALL of the following EXCEPT:

a)

tomb-world

b)

sunlight

c)

complete darkness

d)

mausoleum

12.

What does Montag steal from the lady's house and put under his pillow?

a)

music

b)

lighter

c)

book

d)

flowers

13.
What is the emblem on the firemen's suit that symbolizes the ability to survive fires?
a)
cobra
b)
firetruck 
c)
phoenix
d)
salamander
14.
Why did Montag decide to be a fireman?
a)
he needed money to support Mildred
b)
he failed at becoming a policeman
c)
his dad and grandpa were firemen 
d)
he wasn't smart enough to do anything else
15.
What is the current state of books in the world of Fahrenheit 451
a)
none exist
b)
single page or shorter
c)
must be less than 5 chapters
d)
must contain no personal opinions
16.
Where are the books hidden at Montags house?
a)
cabinet
b)
tv room
c)
vents
d)
under his bed
17.
What is the significance of the title "Fahrenheit 451"?
a)
It is the average temperature at which a fire burns
b)
It is the temp at which paper ignites and burns
c)
It is the temp at which the robot dog torches books
d)
The 451 represents the 451 people who were killed for reading 
18.

What happens to the old woman who lives in the house with books?

a)

She is taken to an insane asylum

b)

She is arrested

c)

She sets herself and the house on fire

d)

She is accidentally killed by the Mechanical Hound

19.
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
20.
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
21.
How do the firemen know which houses have books in them?
a)
The books all have bar codes on the back cover; these can be read for up to one mile
b)
They conduct random searches
c)
Neighbors, family members, and friends become informants and tell the authorities
d)
The Mechanical Hound is programmed to smell them out
22.
What were parlor walls?
a)
They were a kind of surround television with which the audience could interact.
b)
They were portable partitions that could be repositioned to create a variety of living spaces.
c)
They were hidden microphones that could monitor conversations.
d)
They were barricades that separated one neighborhood from another.
23.
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
24.

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