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Fahrenheit 451

Total questions: 101

Worksheet time: 5hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The main character is named Guy Montag.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Guy Montag meets a young lady at the beginning of the story.
What is her name?
a)
Clarence
b)
Clarisse
c)
Karen
d)
Martha
3.
What is the significance of the book's title?
a)
It is the temperature at which houses burn.
b)
It is temperature at which the Earth melts.
c)
It is the name of the police building.
d)
Books burn at this temperature.
4.
The young woman at the beginning helps Guy in what way?
a)
She helps Guy see himself, almost as if she were a mirror.
b)
She makes him feel important.
c)
She helps him know that his occupation is necessary.
d)
She helps Guy feel loved.
5.
What is the name if the material that firemen use to burn books?
a)
lighter fluid
b)
alcohol
c)
kerosene
d)
gasoline
6.
What does Guy say to the girl about all her questions and comments.
a)
"You are a very intelligent girl."
b)
"You complain too much."
c)
"I prefer citizens who rebel against society."
d)
"You think too many things."
7.
What is the title of Guy Montag's profession?
a)
book eliminator
b)
fireman
c)
literary terminator
d)
book boss
8.
The story is probably set in the future.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
In the beginning, Guy Montag is described as someone who really enjoys his job.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
The author, Ray Bradbury, has written many science fiction books.  Another example is...
a)
The Martian Chronicles
b)
Star Wars
c)
Alien
d)
Star Trek
11.

What does the following quote reveal about Mildred's friend, Mrs. Phelps?


"Anyway, Pete and I always said, no tears, nothing like that. It's our third marriage each and we're independent. Be independent, we always said. He said, if I get killed off, you just go right ahead and don't cry, but get married again, and don't think of me."

a)

She's a free spirit.

b)

She does not care about other people.

c)

She has a great marriage.

d)

She is a very emotional person.

12.

What does the following quote reveal about Captain Beatty?


“With school turning out more runners, jumpers, racers, tinkerers, grabbers, snatchers, fliers, and swimmers instead of examiners, critics, knowers, and imaginative creators, the word 'intellectual,' of course, became the swear word it deserved to be.”

a)

He believes that students today are lazy.

b)

He believes that school is the best place to learn things.

c)

He believes that intellectuals are bad for society.

d)

He believes that those who create are better than those who destroy.

13.

What does the following quote reveal about Faber?


“Don't ask for guarantees. And don't look to be saved in any one thing, person, machine, or library. Do your own bit of saving, and if you drown, at least die knowing you were heading for shore.”

a)

He believes that books will be the thing that saves the world from itself.

b)

He believes in the importance of knowing how to swim.

c)

He believes that books are the key to happiness.

d)

He believes that while books can help someone find the answers they seek, it is up to them to save themselves.

14.

What does this quote reveal about Captain Beatty?


"If you don't want a house built, hide the nails and wood. If you don't want a man unhappy politically, don't give him two sides to a question to worry him; give him one. Better yet, give him none."

a)

He believes that people are happier when other people decide things for them rather than having to choose for themselves.

b)

He believes that people should not build houses.

c)

He believes that everyone should be able to vote for who they want as president.

d)

He believes that people are happy when they are able to decide things like politics on their own.

15.

Montag's choice to read the poem "Dover Beach" to Mildred and her friends resulted in what major event?

a)

Mildred and her friends cry because Montag is making them miss their favorite show, The White Clown.

b)

Mildred decides to join Montag in reading books to understand them better.

c)

The women report him to the Firemen because he has shown them that he has books.

d)

Montag realizes that poetry is confusing and decides that burning the poem is better than reading it.

16.

"Christ is one of the `family' now. I often wonder it God recognizes His own son the way we've dressed him up, or is it dressed him down? He's a regular peppermint stick now, all sugar-crystal and saccharine when he isn't making veiled references to certain commercial products that every worshipper absolutely needs."

What does the word 'saccharine' most likely mean?

a)

Fake.

b)

Overly sweet.

c)

Loud.

d)

Likeable.

17.

"Do you know the legend of Hercules and Antaeus, the giant wrestler, whose strength was incredible so long as he stood firmly on the earth. But when he was held, rootless, in mid-air, by Hercules, he perished easily."

What does the word 'perished' most likely mean?

a)

Jumped

b)

Laughed

c)

Died

d)

Grew stronger

18.

What do the sieve and sand metaphorically represent?

a)

The sand represents Montag's happiness and the sieve represents his childhood.

b)

The sand represents sand and the sieve represents a sieve

c)

The sand represents Clarisse and the sieve represents Captain Beatty.

d)

The sand represents the words in the book and the sieve represents Montag's mind.

19.
What is the significance of the title Fahrenheit 451?
a)
It is the maximum temperature of most ovens.
b)
It is the temperature at which germanium melts.
c)
It is the temperature at which paper ignites and burns.
d)
It is the temperature at which an Easy-Bake oven self-destructs.
20.
What is the name of the toothpaste advertised on the subway?
a)
Crain’s Crest
b)
Finchman’s Fluoride Wonder
c)
Abel’s AquaFresh
d)
Denham’s Dentifrice
21.

Who is Mildred's "Family"?

a)

Montag

b)

Mrs. Bowles and Mrs. Phelps

c)

Firemen

d)

Television Actors

22.
Which character views herself or himself as a coward?
a)
Beatty
b)
Faber
c)
Mildred
d)
Montag
23.

Who said it:

“There must be something in books, things we can’t imagine , to make a woman stay in a burning house; there must be something there.”

a)

Clarisse

b)

Montag

c)

Mildred

d)

Beatty

24.

Who said it?

“Well, this is a play comes on the wall-to-wall circuit in ten minutes. They mailed me my part this morning…They write the script with one part missing. It’s a new idea. The homemaker, that’s me, is the missing part.”

a)

Clarisse

b)

Montag

c)

Mildred

d)

Beatty

25.
__________ asks __________ the question: "Are you happy?"
a)
mildred, clarisse
b)
montag. clarisse
c)
clarisse, montag
d)
clarisse, mildred
26.
The machine used to pump the sleeping pills from Mildred's stomach is compared to?
a)
snake
b)
centrifuge
c)
alligator
d)
microwave
27.
Why does Clarisse say Montag is different from other firemen? 
a)
When she talks, he looks at her. 
b)
Burning books makes Montag sick. 
c)
Montag is smaller than most firemen. 
d)
Montag doesn't have time for anyone else.
28.

Montag's uniform is brandished with this mythical creature:

a)

cyclops

b)

phoenix

c)

centaur

d)

dragon

29.

Montag meets Clarisse while on his way _____.

a)

to a fire

b)

to Beatty's house

c)

home

d)

to McDonald's

30.

How old is Montag?

a)

20

b)

25

c)

30

d)

35

31.

For how long has Montag been a fireman?

a)

5 years

b)

15 years

c)

20 years

d)

10 years

32.

Mildred overdoses on:

a)

alcohol

b)

Prozac

c)

Ritalin

d)

sleeping pills

33.

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

a)

pills

b)

radio

c)

television

d)

knitting

34.

_____ of the walls in the Montag living room are television screens.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

35.

Montag steals _____ from an alarm.

a)

a book

b)

matches

c)

a radio

d)

a lamp

36.

What happens when the fire team chops into an old woman's home and find her books?

a)

They brutally beat her and then set her books ablaze.

b)

She has a heart attack and dies.

c)

The woman strikes a match on the kerosene-soaked pile of books and dies.

d)

The firemen each take one of the books before setting them on fire.

37.

Which word best describes Montag after the events at the old woman's home?

a)

sickened

b)

overjoyed

c)

terrified

d)

ecstatic

38.

Clarisse is killed by _____.

a)

The Hound

b)

a car

c)

Captain Beatty

d)

The police

39.

After Beatty leaves his house, Montag _____ his books.

a)

burns

b)

reads

c)

throws away

d)

admires

40.

The Mechanical Hound tracks down its prey by its __________?

a)

address

b)

height and weight

c)

looks

d)

chemical complex

41.

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?"

42.

Which character has a t.v. family?

a)

Guy

b)

Beatty

c)

Clarisse

d)

Mildred

43.

Who turned Montag in for possessing books?

a)

Mildred

b)

Faber

c)

Beatty

d)

Clarisse

44.

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.

45.

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

46.

The Mechanical Hound injects Montag in the....

a)

leg

b)

neck

c)

abdomen

d)

arm

47.

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.

48.

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.

49.

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.

50.

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.

51.

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

52.

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

a)

Clarisse

b)

Faber

c)

Beatty

d)

Granger

53.

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.

54.

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

55.

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

a)

True

b)

False

56.

The survivors will rebuild society.

a)

True

b)

False

57.
What was Faber's former profession?
a)
Professor
b)
Librarian
c)
Politician
d)
Author
58.
Which book does Montag have with him on the subway?
a)
Anthem
b)
Brave New World
c)
Paradise Lost
d)
The Bible
59.
What conspiracy does Montag discuss with Faber?
a)
To plant books in firemen's houses.
b)
To program the Mechanical Hound against Captain Beatty.
c)
To read books through people's earbuds.
d)
To burn down the firehouse.
60.
What is the purpose of the device Faber gives Montag?
a)
To track his movements ("Find My iMontag")
b)
To provide audio readings of the books.
c)
To disguise his scent from the Hound.
d)
To allow him to speak to Montag through radio transmission.
61.
Mildred's circle of friends includes all of the following women, EXCEPT:
a)
Mrs. Bowles
b)
Mrs. Phelps
c)
Mrs. McClellan
62.
Which poem does Montag read aloud to Mildred's friends?
a)
Don't Go Gentle Into That Good Night
b)
Dover Beach
c)
The Road Not Taken
d)
Hope Is the Thing With Feathers
63.
Each of the following show how cold and impersonal Mildred's friends are EXCEPT:
a)
'I plunk the children in school nine days out of ten. I put up with them when they come home three days a month."
b)
"I've had two children by Caesarian section. No use going through all that agony for a baby!"
c)
"Mrs. Phelps was crying. She sobbed uncontrollably."
d)
"He said, if I get killed off, you just go right ahead and don't cry, but get married again, and don't think of me."
64.
Where does Montag go after he reads the poem and leaves his house?
a)
To plants books in firemen's houses.
b)
To search for Clarisse in the Uncharted Forest
c)
To turn in his book to Captain Beatty.
d)
To the spot where they burned the Old Woman's house.
65.
Where is the fire call at the end of Part 2?
a)
Montag's house
b)
Faber's house
c)
Clarisse's house
d)
Beatty's house
66.
Which two techniques are used in the following quotation? "He stared at the parlor that was dead and gray as the waters of an ocean..."
a)
imagery and hyperbole
b)
foreshadowing and metaphor
c)
personification and simile
d)
allusion and diction
67.
"He had seen that old man in the black suit hide something, quickly, in his coat. ...The old man leapt up as if to run." The ellipses (...) indicate that this is a _____.
a)
part to skip over
b)
internal conflict
c)
metaphor
d)
flashback
68.
"He had seen that old man in the black suit hide something, quickly, in his coat. ...The old man leapt up as if to run." The ellipses (...) indicate that this is a _____.
a)
part to skip over
b)
internal conflict
c)
metaphor
d)
flashback
69.
"I don't think he knows which book I stole. But how do I choose a substitute? Do I turn in Mr. Jefferson? Mr. Thoreau?" This quotation contains an example of _____.
a)
allusion
b)
reference
c)
irony
d)
propaganda
70.

what was genre(s) were Bradbury best known for?

a)

Mystery

b)

drama

c)

Fantasy and Horror

d)

Comedy

71.

How did Montag's wife Mildred die?

a)

She was shot

b)

She drowned

c)

She overdosed on sleeping pills

d)

She didn't die

72.

what were the consequences of the woman who had books in her house?

a)

she was fined

b)

she got paid a million dollars

c)

nothing

d)

she was burned alive

73.

What happens when Captain Beatty find books in Montag's house?

a)

Montag denies that he has any books

b)

Montag is taken to jail

c)

Montag is killed

d)

Montag has to burn his own house down

74.

who is faber?

a)

a cop

b)

an old English professor

c)

his father

d)

his uncle

75.
What is the significance of the title Fahrenheit 451?
a)
the author's favorite number
b)
the temperature that paper burns
c)
a mythological allusion to the year 451 B.C.
d)
the temperature that kills humans
76.

What does Mildred overdose on?

a)

Alcohol

b)

Pizza

c)

Sleeping Pills

d)

Vitamin A

77.
What happens in Montag's final confrontation with Captain Beatty?
a)
Montag kills Beatty
b)
Beatty kills Montag
c)
Montag is arrested
d)
Montag goes to jail
78.

How does Montag find out about Clarisse's death?

a)

He witnesses it

b)

Beatty tells him

c)

Mildred tells him, days later

d)

He hears about it from the "family"

79.

What does Montag do when the firemen go to burn the old woman's house in Section 1?

a)

Burns everything happily

b)

Steals a book

c)

High fives everyone

d)

Saves the old woman

80.
According to mythology, what is the salamander's relation to fire?
a)
it lives in it
b)
it eats it
c)
it hates it
d)
it is delicious when roasted at 451 degrees
81.
Which character represents fire in a positive manner?
a)
Guy Montag
b)
Clarisse
c)
Mildred
d)
Clarisse's uncle
82.
How is fire represented in a positive manner?
a)
By a flickering candle light
b)
By the warming of Montag's food 
c)
To heat the homes in the cold society of Fahrenheit 451
d)
By burning symphonies of books
83.
Which aspects of nature are emphasized when Clarisse is present in the scene?
a)
Wind
b)
Rain
c)
Leaves
d)
All of the above
84.
Who is one of Clarisse's greatest influences?
a)
her mother
b)
her father
c)
her uncle
d)
her aunt
85.
What did Mildred think happened on the night she accidentally overdosed?
a)
she had a party and drank too much
b)
Montag was lying to her for fun
c)
she slept early because she watched too much TV
d)
she tried to attempt suicide on purpose and apologized
86.
What is a paradox?
a)
a myth about opening up a box
b)
a type of parody
c)
a contradictory statement 
d)
a type poetry that Montag likes
87.
Who has to see a psychiatrist for mental problems?
a)
Mildred is forced
b)
Clarisse is forced 
c)
Clarisse's uncle is forced
d)
Montag forces Beatty
88.
According to the author, is this book mostly about government censorship or the dangers of digital media?
a)
Censorship
b)
Digital Media
89.

After a fireman is discovered stealing books, how many hours does he have until his house is burnt?

a)

48 hours

b)

24 hours

c)

12 hours

90.

Which character causes Montag to think about himself?

a)

Clarisse McClellan

b)

Captain Beatty

c)

Mildred Montag

91.

What book does Montag steal from the old woman's house?

a)

A diary

b)

The Bible

c)

None

92.

What is Mildred’s reaction to the books?

a)

She finds them fascinating.

b)

She finds them frustrating and prefers television.

c)

She thinks they smell funny.

93.

What does Faber give to Montag?

a)

A copy of the New Testament

b)

The address of a secret library.

c)

An earpiece so they can communicate.

94.

Whose house are the firemen called to towards the end of part 2?

a)

Faber's house

b)

A station on the other side of the town

c)

Montag's house

95.

Montag kills Beatty because he has threatened...

a)

Faber

b)

Mildred

c)

Montag

96.
The definition of venomous is...
a)
poisonous
b)
very slight or gradual; barely noticeable
c)
a stately tomb or burial place
d)
to reduce to dust or powder; demolish completely
97.
The definition of imperceptible is...
a)
poisonous
b)
very slight or gradual; barely noticeable
c)
a stately tomb or burial place
d)
to reduce to dust or powder; demolish completely
98.
The definition of mausoleum is...
a)
poisonous
b)
very slight or gradual; barely noticeable
c)
a stately tomb or burial place
d)
to reduce to dust or powder; demolish completely
99.
The definition of odious is
a)
hateful; offensive
b)
a furious rush or downpour of water; a torrent
c)
to put on the appearance of; to pretend
d)
a comic or humiliating fall onto the rear end
100.
The definition of serenity is
a)
peacefulness
b)
a furious rush or downpour of water; a torrent
c)
to put on the appearance of; to pretend
d)
a comic or humiliating fall onto the rear end
101.
The definition of insidious is
a)
to lesson; to decrease 
b)
known by intuition or insight
c)
abundance; great quantity or amount 
d)
intended to entrap or mislead 

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