WorksheetsFahrenheit 451 Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is an example of an extended metaphor?
The color white to describe Clarisse
Books are compared to winged creatures
Parlor Walls are Mildred's family
Beatty smiling furiously
What are examples of foreshadowing? Mark all the apply.
The ventilator grill
Beatty's speech
The old man in the park
Montag and his cousin with the sieve and sand
What is a flashback?
a literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.
a scene that takes place before a story begins.
a logically self-contradictory statement or a statement that runs contrary to one's expectation.
when a writer uses one thing—usually a physical object or phenomenon—to represent something more abstract.
What is an example of an oxymoron?
The firemen cause fires
Beatty smiling furiously
The gentle Mechanical Hound
The dead and living beast
What did the river symbolize?
A cycle
Going back to the past
Rebirth, renewal, a new chapter
Water
What is a static character?
a one-dimensional character that lacks complexity and can be defined by a single idea or quality
a complex and lifelike character with a multi-faceted personality and background
a character that remains the same
a character that undergoes substantial internal changes as a result of one or more plot developments
What are the types of dystopian characters?
The powerful citizen
Disenfranchised
Typical Citizen
All of the above
What type of character is Mildred?
Scapegoat
Disenfranchised
Powerful Citizen
None of the above
What are the rules of society in Fahrenheit 451? Select all that apply.
People have to drive fast in the streets
Books are banned
Firemen stop fires
Citizens should memorize literature
What are the three things Faber said were missing from society?
Leisure to absorb knowledge
Quality of information
Right to take action on what is read
Schools to teach about knowledge
Which event was the climax/turning point of the novel?
The old lady sets herself on fire with the books and Montag grabs a couple of books
Faber and Montag come up with a plan
Clarisse's death
Montag sets his house on fire and kills Beatty
What is a dynamic character?
a character that undergoes substantial internal changes as a result of one or more plot developments
a complex and lifelike character with a multi-faceted personality and background
a character that remains the same
a one-dimensional character that lacks complexity and can be defined by a single idea or quality
What are examples of allusions? Select all the apply
Chesire Cat smiling
Master Ridley
Beatty's reference to Icarus
"Consider the lilies of the field"
What is an example of onomatopoeia?
Bang! Whack! Pop! Snap!
Denham's Dentrifice
It was like coming into the cold marbled room of a mausoleum after the moon has set
Beatty was smiling furiously
What is situational irony?
when we mean the opposite of what is said
when the opposite of what is expected to happen, happens
when the audience knows more than the character(s)
something that is made out of iron
What is an example of dramatic irony?
Benjamin Franklin being the first firemen
Sarcasm
The drama of Montag killing Beatty
Beatty relating Montag to Icarus
What is a paradox?
a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (next to each other).
a logically self-contradictory statement or a statement that runs contrary to one's expectation.
interrupt the chronological order of the main narrative to take a reader back in time to the past events in a character's life
it helps the reader develop expectations about the upcoming events.
What is theme?
the topic of a theme (life, friendship, love, etc)
an element or idea that recurs throughout a work of literature;
the central message of a story, poem, novel, or play that readers can apply to life.
The moral of the story
A reference to another work of literature, film, music, artwork, etc. from the real world that the reader would recognize and make a connection to.
Beatty is a _____ character, Montag is a _____ character, Mildred is a _____ character.
powerful citizen, disenfranchised, typical citizen
disenfranchised, scapegoat, disenfranchised
powerful citizen, scapegoat, typical citizen
typical citizen, powerful citizen, scapegoat
What type of point of view is the novel written in?
3rd person ominiscent
1st person
2nd person
3rd person limited
