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Fahrenheit 451

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
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
3.

What two things make Montag realize that he must change his life?

a)

A woman chooses to burn with her books, and Clarisse dies.

b)

A woman refuses to give up her books, and Clarisse moves away.

c)

A neighbor reports Clarisse's books, and Clarisse kills herself.

d)

His wife betrays him, and Clarisse is there to comfort him.

4.
Why does Montag reach out to Faber the first time?
a)
Since Clarisse died, Montag needs a friend to talk to.
b)
Montag is confused by the books he stole, and he needs a teacher.
c)
Faber is an English Professor, and Montag wants to learn how to become a Professor as well.
d)
Montag finds the phone number Faber gave him and is curious if he is still alive.
5.
Why didn't Faber stand up and protest when the first book burnings began?
a)
He agreed with the book burnings.
b)
He didn't know they were happening until it was too late. 
c)
He did, but they put him in jail, so now he is quiet about it. 
d)
He was too scared to stand up.
6.
What does Faber say about the physical books?
a)
They are not what is important; it is what is stated in books where the true power lies.
b)
Without the actual book binding itself, all the words in books are useless. 
c)
There is nothing important about books or what they have hidden within.
d)
Never judge a book by its cover.
7.
What is the first thing Faber mentions is missing from people's lives?
a)
Money.
b)
Quality information.
c)
A College Education.
d)
Books.
8.
What is the second thing Faber says people are missing in their lives?
a)
Examination.
b)
School.
c)
Leisure time.
d)
Protests.
9.
What is the third thing Faber states is missing?
a)
Freedom to pursue dreams.
b)
Freedom to move and travel around the world.
c)
Freedom to act without fear.
d)
Freedom of religion. 
10.
What does Faber do for Montag to help him to talk to Beatty?
a)
Prepares his speech for him.
b)
Goes to the firehouse with Montag to speak with Beatty
c)
Gives him an earpiece so that Faber can speak to Montag at all times.
d)
Refuses to help Montag.
11.

As part of their master plan, what will Faber and Montag do with the books they make?

a)

They will plant them in firefighter's homes.

b)

They will burn them all!

c)

They will read them.

d)

They will donate them to local charities.

12.
Identify Mildred's "Family."
a)
Montag
b)
The Firemen
c)
Television Actors
d)
Her Circle of Friends
13.
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."
14.
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.
15.
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.
16.
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 roasted in it.
17.
Which of Clarisse’s relatives influenced her the most?
a)
Her mother
b)
Her father
c)
Her uncle
d)
Her grandfather
18.
What was the occupation of Granger’s grandfather?
a)
Fireman
b)
Sculptor
c)
Race-car Driver
d)
Senator
19.
Which of the following Shakespeare tragedies does Beatty quote immediately before his death?
a)
Hamlet
b)
Macbeth
c)
Othello
d)
Julius Caesar
20.
What animal metaphor does Montag use to describe the stomach pump and blood-replacement machine used on Mildred?
a)
Hound
b)
Fish
c)
Salamander
d)

Snake

21.
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
22.
What does Montag follow to reach the Book People in the country?
a)
The river and the railroad tracks
b)
The river and the highway
c)
The river and the cowpath
d)
The artery tunnel and the highway
23.

What is the situation when Mildred is first introduced in the novel?

a)

She is watching television and does not pay attention to Montag.

b)

She has taken sleeping tablets.

c)

She is reading a book.

d)

She is making dinner and is happy to see Montag come home from work.

24.

What is ironic about Clarisse being so friendly with Montag?

a)

She likes adults more than she likes her peers.

b)

At school she is considered to be antisocial.

c)

She has a family that likes to talk.

d)

On Sundays, she goes to church.

25.

What did Montag hide behind the grille of the air-conditioning system that caused his wife to panic?

a)

Clarisse’s hair pins

b)

About twenty books

c)

A gun

d)

A small, portable fire hose

26.

What is the name the firemen call their fire truck?

a)

The Fire Hound

b)

The Salamander

c)

Engine 451

d)

The Orange Serpent

27.

What did Faber own that was smaller than his hand, the size of a postcard?

a)

An electronic book

b)

A television

c)

A gun

d)

A miniature mechanical hound

28.

When Granger and the men are frying bacon after the war began and ended, what mythical creature does Granger talk about?

a)

Hydra

b)

Phoenix

c)

Griffin

d)

Basilisk

29.

In Greek mythology, Icarus was given wings by his father to escape Crete. The wings were made of feathers and wax. But in the myth, Icarus flew too close to the sun and melted the wax, which caused him to plunge into the sea. Knowing this, what kind of figurative language does Bradbury use in this sentence that Captain Beatty says: “[N]ow you did it. Old Montag wanted to fly near the sun and now that he’s burnt his damn wings, he wonders why”?

a)

metaphor

b)

allusion

c)

foreshadow

d)

personification

30.

Who turned Montag in for possessing books?

a)

Mildred

b)

Faber

c)

Beatty

d)

Clarisse

31.

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.

32.

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

33.

The Mechanical Hound injects Montag in the....

a)

leg

b)

neck

c)

abdomen

d)

arm

34.

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.

35.

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.

36.

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.

37.

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.

38.

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

a)

Clarisse

b)

Faber

c)

Beatty

d)

Granger

39.

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.

40.

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

41.

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

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Who is the protagonist of Fahrenheit 451?

a)

Guy Montag

b)

Man Monday

c)

Guy Lunes

d)

Chico Monday

43.

Granger speaks about his grandfather to make this point: _____.

a)

Everyone should leave something of value behind when he dies

b)

When we die, all of our talents and skills die with us

c)

Everyone should have a grandfather or grandfather figure in his life

d)

Everyone should write books to carry on his legacy

44.

Bradbury repeatedly uses similes and metaphors that compare burning books to _____.

a)

birds

b)

stars

c)

salamanders

d)

seashells

45.

When Montag sees the fire around which the “hobos” are gathered, he senses that it is different from other fires because _____.

a)

it burns with a blue flame

b)

it is warmer

c)

it is more destructive

d)

it is illegal