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Fahrenheit 451 Exam Part 1,2, and 3

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
According to Montag, how many Atomic Wars has the United States won since 1990?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
7
d)
2
2.

Who turned Montag in for possessing books?

a)

Mildred

b)

Faber

c)

Beatty

d)

Clarisse

3.

What does Beatty demand of Montag after the alarm sends them to Montag's house?

a)

Burn the Mechanical hound.

b)

Burn Mildred.

c)

Burn all of his books.

d)

Burn Faber.

4.

Which two characters are eliminated with a flame thrower by Montag?

a)

Clarisse and Mildred

b)

Faber and Beatty

c)

Mechanical Hound and Mildred

d)

Beatty and Mechanical Hound

5.

The Mechanical Hound injects Montag in the....

a)

leg

b)

neck

c)

abdomen

d)

arm

6.

After killing Beatty, who does Montag visit while on his way to Faber's house?

a)

He visits the home of a firefighter to plant books and call in an alarm.

b)

He visits Clarisse at her new house.

c)

He visits Mildred at her new house.

d)

He visits Beatty's wife to apologize for killing her husband.

7.

Why does Montag stop by Faber's house while he is on the run from the new Mechanical Hound?

a)

To get a drink of water.

b)

To hide for the next 2 years.

c)

To give him money for the printer.

d)

To watch the big game.

8.

Where does Faber suggest that Montag go to avoid being captured?

a)

Back to his house to hide.

b)

The country to hide with other outcasts.

c)

To Clarisse's abandoned home to hide.

d)

Downtown in the city to hide.

9.

While on the run from the second Mechanical Hound, how does Montag manage to eliminate his scent?

a)

He sprays a lot of cologne on his clothes.

b)

He rolls around in the mud to cover his scent.

c)

He wears Beatty's clothes to trick the hound.

d)

He jumps in the river to let it carry him and his scent away.

10.

What does Montag do right before jumping in the river to escape the Mechanical Hound?

a)

He prays for forgiveness.

b)

He calls Mildred to tell her he is sorry.

c)

He reads one last book before burning it to ashes.

d)

He puts on Faber's clothes to cover up his own scent.

11.

When Montag gets out of the river, he thinks he sees the Hound. Luckily, it is just a _________?

a)

moose

b)

old man

c)

deer

d)

rabbit

12.

Who is the leader of the group that Montag meets in the woods?

a)

Clarisse

b)

Faber

c)

Beatty

d)

Granger

13.

Why do Granger and his group not get into trouble with the law?

a)

They don't possess books. They only memorize them.

b)

They are too good at hiding. They are never caught.

c)

They beat up all of the authorities that come into their camp.

14.

Which book does Montag have memorized that he will offer the group?

a)

The Grapes of Wrath

b)

The Catcher in the Rye

c)

Of Mice and Men

d)

the Bible

15.

Montag's city is bombed at the end of the novel.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The survivors will rebuild society.

a)

True

b)

False

17.
Montag kills Beatty because he has threatened
a)
Faber
b)
Mildred
c)
Montag
d)
Granger
18.
Montag feels guilty for killing Beatty because he realizes that
a)
Beatty was a true friend.
b)
The government wanted Montag to kill Beatty.
c)
Mildred hated Beatty and set him up.
d)
Beatty wanted to die.
19.
Montag escapes the mechanical hound by 
a)
climbing a really tall tree.
b)
masking his scent.
c)
changing his appearance.
d)
jumping in the river.
20.
Granger and his friends do what to books?
a)
burn them
b)
scan them into a digital library
c)
plant them in the homes of enemies
d)
memorize them
21.
Although Montag destroyed the mechanical hound, he is still at risk because
a)
the government will use drones to hunt him.
b)
another community sent their mechanical hound after him.
c)
Mildred works for the government and knows how to track Montag.
d)
one of the firemen from his department has been following him.
22.
What is Mildred's main concern as she runs out of the house?
a)
Her husband
b)
Her television family
c)
The books
d)
Her pills
23.
After a car filled with young adults tried to run over Montag, what did he think about?
a)
They were not old enough to drive.
b)
The car was driven by robots.
c)
The same car probably killed Clarisse.
d)
He needed to take the car from them.
24.
What did Montag do before he went to Faber's house?
a)
Hid the books in an old abandoned library.
b)
He visited Mildred at her parent's house.
c)
He went to the fire station to get the book he gave to Beatty.
d)
He went to Black's house to plant books and alert the firemen.
25.
When Montag started to follow the railroad tracks, what crossed his mind?
a)
Captain Beatty and the years he worked at the fire station.
b)
Mildred and their marriage.
c)
Clarisse once walked the same path.
d)
The woman who died with her books.
26.
The manhunt for Montag ends when
a)
Montag is arrested.
b)
an innocent man is killed to make the manhunt look successful.
c)
Montag escapes to the river and is hidden by the men in the woods.
d)
Montag is killed.
27.
What happens at the end of the novel?
a)
Montag escapes and meets up with Faber in St. Louis
b)
A bomb goes off and kills everyone in the city.  
c)
Montag finds Mildred and apologizes until she takes him back.
d)
Montag is found and killed.
28.
The society that is pictured in this novel places great value on personal relationships.
a)
False
b)
True
29.
How did Montag kill Captain Beatty?
a)
Shot him in the gut
b)
Burned him with a famethrower
c)
He along with the firemen burned him and his home
d)
He didn't kill him
30.
The following is an example of what literary device?
"The three empty walls of the room were like the pale brows of sleeping giants now, empty of dreams."
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
personification
31.
The books at Montag's were reported by
a)
Mildred
b)
Mrs. Phelps
c)
Mrs. Bowles
d)
all of the above
32.
What does Montag remember as the city is destroyed?
a)
Clarisse's face the las time he saw her. 
b)
Where he and Mildred met. 
c)
He left the last copy of the Bible at Faber's house. 
d)
He never told Mildred goodbye.
33.
What symbol for Montag is revealed in the final pages of the novel?
a)
A Phoenix
b)
A Salamander
c)
A Dragon
d)
An Eagle
34.
What about Montag makes Granger and the others trust him?
a)
His appearance
b)
Granger has met him before
c)
They don't
d)
His speech when he meets them
35.
What does Montag decide to do since the "sun burnt every day"?
a)
Keep burning, too
b)
Stop burning
c)
Hide from the sun
d)
Curse the sun
36.

What are the names of the firemen with Beatty and Montag?

a)

Granger & Black

b)

Granger & Stoneman

c)

Smith & Bowles

d)

Stoneman & Black

37.

Who discovers the green bullet?

a)

Stoneman

b)

Black

c)

Mildred

d)

Beatty

38.

How many books does Montag take with him? (This is after he returns to the charred remains of his house.)

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

39.

Where does he take the books he had been hiding?

a)

He takes them to Beatty's house.

b)

He takes them to Faber's house.

c)

He takes them to Black's house.

d)

He takes them to Stoneman's house.

40.

As Montag is on the run, what are people instructed to do?

a)

Kill him on sight.

b)

Turn on their lights, open their doors, and step outside.

c)

Be sure all lights are off, doors locked, and TVs off.

d)

Point flashlights outside and hold it on anything moving.

41.

Who does Montag meet out in the country?

a)

Faber

b)

Mildred

c)

Granger

d)

Clarisse

42.

What is fire used for in the country? (Near the end of the book)

a)

to burn books

b)

to burn clothes

c)

for warmth

d)

for smoke signals

43.

What will be built in the factory first?

a)

books

b)

newspapers

c)

TVs

d)

mirrors

44.
What does the "Sieve and the Sand" refer to?
a)
Montag's inability to retain what he reads
b)
The time running out on society
c)
The ashes of the burned books
d)
Clarisse's description of the beach
45.
What is "Denham's Dentrifice"?
a)
An ad blaring loudly on the subway
b)
The title of the book Montag stole
c)
The name of a show Mildred watches
d)
The password for Montag to enter Faber's house
46.
Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons Faber offers for loving books?
a)
The quality (you can touch them, they contain substance)
b)
The leisure reading provides (time to think)
c)
That one can choose to act or think differently after reading a book
d)
That they are rare and worth a lot of money
47.
What is the name of the earpiece Faber provides Montag with so that they can communicate?
a)
The Green Bullet
b)
Mini-Walkie-Talkie
c)
SeaShells
d)
The VR Listener
48.
What does Mildred call the characters on the shows she watches (and participates in)?
a)
Her best friends
b)
Her twins
c)
Her family
d)
Celebrities
49.
In the conversation at the party with Mrs. Bowles and Mrs. Phelps, which of the following do they NOT reveal?
a)
Multiple husbands of theirs have died in war
b)
They also secretly possess books
c)
Children are sent away to school "9 out of 10" days a month
d)
They are uncomfortable in silence (when the parlor walls are turned off)
50.
What were the most important traits that got Winston Noble, the current president, elected?
a)
His name and good looks
b)
His hatred for books
c)
His intelligence and experience
d)
He wasn't elected. He took power as a dictator.
51.
What causes Mrs. Phelps to cry at the party?
a)
Montag turning the Parlor Wall off
b)
Thinking about her dead husbands
c)
Nothing. She cries regularly for some unknown reason.
d)
Montag reading a poem
52.
When the firemen are called to a fire at the end of Part 2, whose house are they called to set fire to?
a)
Montag's
b)
Clarisse's
c)
Faber's
d)
Mrs. Phelps'
53.
What do the firemen call their fire engines?
a)
The Hound
b)
The Dragon
c)
The Book-Blazer
d)
The Pyro 2000
54.
(noun) tool that has many small holes and that is used to separate smaller particles from larger ones or solids from liquids
a)
sieve
b)
cowardice
c)
arsonists
d)
cadenced
55.
The little boy used a _____________ to find rocks in the sand.
a)
sieve
b)
cowardice
c)
arsonists
d)
cadenced
56.
(adj.) stealthily treacherous or deceitful
a)
intuitively
b)
mediocre
c)
insidious
d)
ruinous
57.
In the conversation at the party with Mrs. Bowles and Mrs. Phelps, which of the following do they NOT reveal?
a)
Multiple husbands of theirs have died in war
b)
They also secretly possess books
c)
Children are sent away to school "9 out of 10" days a month
d)
They are uncomfortable in silence (when the parlor walls are turned off)
58.
What were the most important traits that got Winston Noble, the current president, elected?
a)
His name and good looks
b)
His hatred for books
c)
His intelligence and experience
d)
He wasn't elected. He took power as a dictator.
59.
What causes Mrs. Phelps to cry at the party?
a)
Montag turning the Parlor Wall off
b)
Thinking about her dead husbands
c)
Nothing. She cries regularly for some unknown reason.
d)
Montag reading a poem
60.

Mildred's friends all

a)

love their children

b)

are very worried about their husbands at war

c)

believe exactly what the government tells them

61.

How does Montag convince Faber to help him?

a)

threatens his family

b)

tears up a Bible

c)

bribes him

62.

How does Faber view himself?

a)

a hero

b)

a coward

c)

the government's worst nightmare

63.

Why does Montag think of the old man in the park from a year ago?

a)

He needs a teacher to help him understand books

b)

He wants Mildred to visit him

c)

He is curious about him

64.

Why would people NOT want to read, even if books were made legal?

a)

they don't know how

b)

there aren't any bookstores

c)

they don't want to, they're having fun without books

65.

Why would people NOT want to read, even if books were made legal?

a)

they don't know how

b)

there aren't any bookstores

c)

they don't want to, they're having fun without books

66.

What does Montag use his earpiece from Faber to do?

a)

to allow Faber to listen to Captain Beatty

b)

to listen to Faber in his ear

c)

both

d)

neither

67.

Which of the following is the third part of what is missing in a world without books?

a)

the ability to put change into action

b)

logic

c)

reason

68.

What book does Montag give to Faber?

a)

Milton

b)

The Bible

c)

The Lilies of the Field

69.

Which one of the following is, according to Faber, missing with the absence of books?

a)

pictures

b)

the leisure to digest

c)

vocabulary

70.

Why did Mrs. Bowles and Mrs. Phelps vote for Winston Noble instead of Hubert Hoag?

a)

He was the most qualified

b)

He had the most experience

c)

He had previous experience

d)

He was the most attractive

71.

What does Montag plan to do about the firemen?

a)

He plans to plant books in their homes

b)

He plans to play poker with them

c)

Ask them to steal books too

d)

He plans to turn them into Beatty

72.

Children were welcomed, loved and appreciated by Mildred's friends?

a)

True

b)

False

73.

Why do you think that Mrs. Phelp's cries when Montag read a poetry to her?

a)

It made her think

b)

It made her feel

c)

It made her feel ignorant

d)

All of the above

74.

What were Faber and Montag talking about?

a)

Printing books

b)

The past

c)

The importance of books

d)

All of the above

75.

Was Mildred right when she said "I saw Clarisse get hit by a car?"

a)

True

b)

False

76.

What were Faber's reasonings for books being important?

a)

They give us much needed knowledge

b)

They have quality, leisure to digest, the right to carry actions

c)

They make us think

d)

They have quality, leisure to digest, and the right NOT to carry out actions

77.

What is Professor Faber described as?

a)

An elderly and fragile professor

b)

Young and enthusiastic

c)

Afraid and brave

d)

Fragile and lonely

78.

What is happening in the world that there are constant jets in the sky?

a)

A fourth of July show

b)

World War

c)

An air show

d)

A national emergency

79.

How do Faber and Montag communicate when apart?

a)

Secret Two way radio (Green Bullet)

b)

Walkie Talkies

c)

A Cell Phone

d)

Smoke signals

80.

What did Montag realize Mildred had slowly been doing ?

a)

Talking to Beatty

b)

Reading Books

c)

Burning books

d)

Taking more pills

81.

In the 1960s who ran for president

a)

Nixon and Kennedy

b)

Hoag and Noble

c)

Trump and Clinton

d)

Bush and Gore

82.

Why did the last liberal arts college shut down?

a)

Not enough students

b)

Not enough books

c)

It was deemed illegal to attend

d)

It burned down

83.

Women preferred to have C-Sections

a)

True

b)

False

84.

Who said it: "Let me come in. I won't say anything. I just want to listen. What is it you're saying?"

a)

Clarisse

b)

Montag

c)

Mildred

85.

Who said it: "When I talk, you look at me. When I said something bout the moon, you looked at the moon last night. The others would never do that. The others would walk off or threaten me."

a)

Beatty

b)

Clarisse

c)

Mildred

86.

Who said it: "Sometimes I drive all night and come back and you don't know it. It's fun out in the country. You hit rabbits. Sometimes, you hit dogs."

a)

Beatty

b)

Montag

c)

Mildred

87.

To whom or what is this quote referring: "It doesn't like or dislike. It just functions."

a)

Beatty

b)

Clarisse

c)

The Mechanical Hound

88.

Whom does Mildred refer to as her family?

a)

Her husband

b)

The fireman

c)

The actors on the parlor walls

89.

"We get these cases nine or ten a night. Got so many, starting a few years ago, we had special machines built. You don't need an M.D...all you need is two handymen, clean up the problem half an hour." This quote refers to:

a)

Mildred's suicide attempt

b)

Montag's heart attack

c)

Clarisse's death

90.

"You laugh when I haven't been funny and you answer right off. You never stop to think what I've asked you." When Clarisse says this to Montag, it suggests:

a)

Clarisse is nervous around Montag

b)

Montag thinks Clarisse is funny

c)

Montag is mechanical and doesn't put thought into what he says

91.

"For how many people did you know who refracted your own light to you?" This quote reveals:

a)

Beatty likes the glow of fire

b)

Mildred is beginning to understand Montag

c)

Clarisse is causing Montag to examine his life in a way he never has

92.

Which of the following is not true?

a)

Clarisse questions if Montag is happy

b)

Clarisse has doubts about Montag's love for his wife

c)

Mildred is content with only three "walls."

93.

Beatty suggests people are most happy when:

a)

They are full of facts that can't be disputed

b)

They have the ability to make their own choices

c)

They have many ideas to ponder

94.

What line does Montag remember from a book he sneaked a look at?

a)

They lived happily ever after

b)

Once upon a time

c)

They once lived

95.

What event causes Montag to feel depressed and to want to read all of the books he has stolen?

a)

Clarisse is hit by a car

b)

A woman chooses to die in the fire instead of relinquishing her books

c)

He is hurt by his wife's obsession with the parlor walls

96.

Clarisse's uncle was arrested for:

a)

being a pedestrian

b)

hoarding books

c)

allowing Clarisse to read books

97.

Clarisse has to go to a psychiatrist for all of the reasons except:

a)

She likes to walk around the forest and observe nature

b)

She thinks too much

c)

She publicly protests the fires

98.

When Beatty says: "What if a fireman accidentally, really not intending anything, takes a book home with him," he is insinuating that he knows:

a)

Montag is hiding books

b)

Montag has a curiosity about books

c)

Montag doesn't want to burn books

99.

Montag is paranoid that the mechanical hound:

a)

is going to kill his wife

b)

has been programmed to kill him

c)

killed Clarisse

100.

What is the significance of the numbers 451?

a)

It is Montag's favorite number.

b)

It is a secret code used by rebel forces.

c)

It is Montag's station number.

d)

This is the temperature at which paper burns.