WorksheetsFahrenheit 451 Part 1
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 51mins
Who is the protagonist in the book?
Montag
Clarisse
Mildred
Beatty
Which piece of evidence below helps the reader understand that Montag enjoyed his job?
"With his symbolic helmet numbered 451 on his stolid head."
"While the flapping pigeon-winged books died on the porch..."
"It was a special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed."
What was Ray Bradbury warning against when he wrote this novel?
The extreme dangers of driving too fast
Ben Frankiln creating a dystopian society
Losing our connections with the world around us because of technology
What is the significance of the title Fahrenheit 451?
It is the temperature at which kerosene burns
It is the temperature at which paper ignites and burns.
It is the temperature needed to start a fire
It is the temperature limit the firemen can burn a house at
On pages 3 - 5, Montag describes Clarisse with words like "bright as snow in the moonlight" and "pale surprise." Why does he describe her with words that are synonymous with white?
Because he feels like he is evil and she isn't
Because she does not understand how the world works
Because she is pure and innocent
Because she is a little girl.
Which piece of evidence supports the inference that Mildred overdosed on sleeping pills.
"The object he had sent tumbling with is foot now glinted under the edge of his own bed."
"As he stood there the sky over the house screamed."
"Montag was cut in half."
"The small crystal bottle of sleeping tablets which earlier today had been filled with thirty capsules and which now lay uncapped and empty in the light of the tiny flare."
Why did Emergency Hospital send technicians instead of a doctor to treat Mildred?
The patient didn't have enough insurance coverage to merit a doctor's care.
Doctors only treated men
There weren't enough doctors, so none ever left the hospital.
That kind of medical procedure was so common that technician-operated machines had been developed to treat the patient.
What does the reader learn about Montag's relationships with Mildred and Clarisse by comparing the two conversations on Pages17-18 and 19-21?
That he is in love with Clarisse and wants to run away to be with her.
That he is deeply in love with his wife and needs to ignore everyone else.
That he needs to move neighborhoods to get away from Clarisse.
That his relationship with Mildred is shallow and his relationship with Clarisse is in depth.
Why are we shown how Clarisse is different from other teens?
Bradbury didn't like teenagers and wanted to show how bad they really are.
It shows how bad the society was, how she was more special than the others, and it foreshadowed her death.
It made the book more fun
It gave the book a more mature feel
According to Mildred, what happened to Clarisse?
She was hit by a car and died
She was hypnotized and forced to change her thinking.
She was attacked by a pack of mechanical hounds.
She escaped to the wilderness and joined the rebels.
Why was the fire on page 33-35 different than other fires Montag has started.
The books fell on Montag and the Hound killed the owner of the books.
They used Kerosene to start the fire and an anonymous tip had been called in to the firehouse.
The owner wasn't arrested, Montag stole a book, and Montag connected humans to the books he was burning
On page 37, Captain Beatty restates the quote the old lady said before they burned her books."We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in English, as I trust shall never be put out,". What does this reveal about Beatty?
That he suspects Montag of something major
That he is actually part of a secret underground uprising
That his has read many of the books that they burn.
That he was a Literature teacher before the information apocalypse.
On page 54, what does Beatty mean when he says "More sports for everyone, group spirit, fun, and you don't have to think, eh? Organize and organize and super organize super-super sports. More cartoons in books. More pictures. The mind drinks less and less."
People are bored and want more entertainment
The government worked really hard to enrich and deepen everyone's education
The people are so busy with being entertained that they don't have time or energy to think
The organization of entertainment made everything better.
Why are Mildred's TV shows (in the Parlor) so hard for the reader to understand?
Because they are actually about nothing
Because they are very important works of art
Because they are written above a 10th grade reading level.
Because they are interesting
On pages 63 & 64, Why did Montag stop Mildred from burning the books? Choose all that apply. (3)
He wanted to get them to someone who could use them
He wanted to figure out why people were afraid of them
He wanted to know why people were willing to die for them
He wanted to know why the hound was after him
He wanted to see for himself if what was in them was actually dangerous
What is the main conflict of Part 1?
Beatty wants Montag to replace him as Captain when Beatty is promoted
Clarisse is part of an underground movement that sells information and technology
Montag is afraid of the Hound and thinks it is programmed to come after him
Montag struggles against being a firefighter and continuing to burn books
Why is Clarisse afraid of teenagers
her age?
They are violent; they kill each other, go road racing, and destroy things
They bully Clarisse because she is different
They are the ones who stopped reading
They stopped going to school all together
Why does an author use symbolism in their literary piece?
To convey deeper meanings about a topic or subject
To show the importance of symbols
To give readers a hint about what is going to happen.
Which word means: A writer shows a character's information through a character's thoughts, words, and actions as well as what other characters say and think about the character?
direct characterization
indirect characterization
character traits
character motives
This is when a writer tells the audience about the character's physical and mental attributes.
direct characterization
indirect characterization
character traits
character motives
What does light symbolize?
Knowledge and understanding
Confusion and pain
A lightlbulb moment
The progress of society
