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Fahrenheit 451 - Part 1Quiz

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
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
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.

The Mechanical Hound at the fire station is a technological version of which item?

a)

an attack dog

b)

a police K-9

c)

the crane mechanism used to help firefighters enter a home

d)

the metal extension piece that the firehose is connect to

5.
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
6.

Mildred overdoses on:

a)

alcohol

b)

Prozac

c)

Ritalin

d)

sleeping pills

7.

Which of the following does Mildred NOT use as a means of escape?

a)

pills

b)

radio

c)

television

d)

knitting

8.

What important question does Clarisse ask Montag at the beginning of the novel?

a)

"Will you protect me?"

b)

"Are you a criminal?"

c)

"Are you happy?"

d)

"How long can you keep doing this?"

9.

Which character has a t.v. family?

a)

Guy

b)

Beatty

c)

Clarisse

d)

Mildred

10.
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
11.
Captain Beatty says, “A book is a loaded gun in the house next door.  Burn it. Breach man’s mind.  Who knows who might be the target of the well-read man?” (58). This extended metaphor implies that:
a)
Books help humans to expand their minds and reach their full potential.
b)
Without books, mankind is lost.
c)
Books influence people to engage in crime.
d)
Books do more harm than good; they give people ideas, which make them dangerous.
12.
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
13.
Why was Montag foolish to use the phrase "Once upon a time"?
a)
He saw it on a TV.
b)
He read a book from the past.
c)
He ask one of the people who is his friend
d)
He got that from a teacher.
14.
What happened to Clarisse's friends
a)
They stopped chillin' with her when she befriended Montag
b)
They went to prison for being book worms
c)
They were shot dead and died in car accidents
d)
She is antisocial and doesn't have any friends
15.
All of the following describe Clarisse McClellan EXCEPT:
a)
17 and insane
b)
an outcast
c)
afraid of kids her age
d)
Montag's love interest
16.
"...Montag felt himself back away and away out the door, after Beatty, down the steps, across the lawn, where the path of kerosene lay like the track of some evil snail" (39) is an example of:
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
17.

What were parlor walls?

a)

They were similar to surround television, the size of walls, 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.

18.
Which of Clarisse’s relatives influenced her the most?
a)
Her mother
b)
Her father
c)
Her uncle
d)
Her grandfather
19.
What word became a swear word?
a)
intellectual
b)
books
c)
Mechanical Hound
d)
 dissadisfaction
20.
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
21.

What was Ray Bradbury warning against when he wrote this novel?

a)

The extreme dangers of driving too fast

b)

Ben Frankiln creating a dystopian society

c)

Losing our connections with the world around us because of technology

22.
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
23.

What does Montag say is against the law?

a)

Talking about ideas

b)

Driving without a license

c)

Smoking cigarettes

d)

Reading books

24.

What does Montag learn about Clarisse from Mildred?

a)

She is dead.

b)

She moved away.

c)

She is lying about her age.

d)

She is actually a man.

25.

What does Beatty say about firemen that take books?

a)

They have 24 hours to burn the book.

b)

They will be arrested.

c)

They lose their job as firemen.

d)

They have to take the book to a library.

26.
The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky is an example of:
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
symbolism
27.
How is Clarisse different from the rest of the society she lives in?
a)
She sees a psychiatrist to help with her stalker tendencies. 
b)
She hates the car races, but loves to drive fast herself. 
c)
She had the four wall TV room before anyone else, and she drives faster than anyone else. 
d)
She observes nature, knows accurate history, and thinks about the people around her. 
28.

She had a very thin face like the dial of a small clock.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

29.

She had both ears plugged with electronic bees.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Idiom

30.

Her hair burnt by chemicals to a brittle straw

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Metaphor

d)

Idiom

31.

A page hung open and it was like a snowy feather.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Simile

d)

Hyperbole

32.

A book is a loaded gun in the house next door.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Idiom

33.

This great python spitting its venomous kerosene

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Idiom

34.

Is Beatty familiar with the content of books?

a)

Yes

b)

No

35.

What is the following Quotation?


"Play the man, Master Ridley, we shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England....."

a)

words from a famous song

b)

an allusion from an old piece of literature/history

c)

a poem the book lady wrote

d)

a famous line said by Beatty

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