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The Hearth and the Salamander Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which character overdosed on sleeping pills?

a)

Guy Montag

b)

Mildred Montag

c)

Clarisse McClellan

d)

Captian Beatty

2.

Which character is forced to see a psychitrist?

a)

Guy Montag

b)

Mildred Montag

c)

Clarisse McClellan

d)

Captain Beatty

3.

Which character stole a book?

a)

Guy Montag

b)

Mildred Montag

c)

Clarisse McClellan

d)

Captain Beatty

4.

Which character was allegedly hit by a car and killed?

a)

Guy Montag

b)

Mildred Montag

c)

Clarisse McClellan

d)

Captain Beatty

5.

Which character lies about the history of firemen?

a)

Guy Montag

b)

Mildred Montag

c)

Clarisse McClellan

d)

Captain Beatty

6.

Which character watches tv all day, talking to the characters, believing that they're all "family"?

a)

Guy Montag

b)

Mildred Montag

c)

Clarisse McClellan

d)

Captain Beatty

7.

Which character knows a lot about how the world used to be, back in the day.

a)

Guy Montag

b)

Mildred Montag

c)

Clarisse McClellan

d)

Captain Beatty

8.

Which character is considered anti-social.

a)

Guy Montag

b)

Mildred Montag

c)

Clarisse McClellan

d)

Captain Beatty

9.

Which character becomes more thoughtful and observant after meeting the new neighbor?

a)

Guy Montag

b)

Mildred Montag

c)

Clarisse McClellan

d)

Captain Beatty

10.

What happened when Mildred Montag consumed too many sleeping pills?

a)

She was rushed to the Emergency Room.

b)

She vomited, then she choked on her own vomit.

c)

Guy gave her CPR and saved her life.

d)

Technicians came to the house and pumped her stomach.

11.

Who has been very influential in Clarisse's life, molding her philosophies and outlook?

a)

her uncle

b)

her grandfather

c)

Dr. Bradbury

d)

Guy Montag

12.

Which of the following is NOT an activity that teenagers enjoy in this society?

a)

speeding / racing

b)

killing each other

c)

computer programming

d)

going to fun parks

13.

Which of the following best describes Guy & Mildred's relationship?

a)

warm, affectionate, romantic

b)

cold, distant, lacking emotion

c)

constant fighting, violent

d)

very possessive, jealous, unrusting

14.

How does the Mechanical Hound know who or what to attack?

a)

it's pre-programmed

b)

animal instinct

c)

it's been trained by a professional trainer

d)

it does not attack

15.

How do the firemen learn who is hiding books in their homes?

a)

the book owners are bribed to confess

b)

they have book detectors that light up if there's a book in the home

c)

they do routine but unannounced searches

d)

neighbors call in their suspicions

16.

What smells like perfume to Montag?

a)

kerosene

b)

fallen leaves

c)

dandelions

d)

subway fumes

17.

Book alarms always go off at night because it puts on a better show than it would during the daytime.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

18.

Captain Beatty stole a book from the old lady's attic before they burned her house.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

According to Captain Beatty, a fireman must permanently resign if he takes a book home.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.

Mildred was upset and hysterical when Montag showed her his secret books.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE