WorksheetsFahrenheit 451 Final
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
Mark ALL (3) possible emotions that are governing Montag's thoughts and actions in this section of the story.
optimism
determination
fear
anxiety
indifference
What is distracting and entertaining society during this section of the story?
Montag's house being burned
Montag being chased
Faber being killed
At one point during his escape, Montag thought he saw the Mechanical hound again, but he really saw a ______________.
moose
antelope
dog
deer
At the end of the reading, where does Montag make it to?
The general store
The railroad tracks
The train station
The forest
Who does Montag imagine the girl on the farm looking like?
Mildred
Mrs. Bowles
Clarisse
The woman that started herself on fire.
What does the farm girl surprise Montag with in the morning?
A profession of love
Milk, apples, and pears
Milk, peaches, and pears
An invitation to stay on the farm.
Who is the leader of the "band of hobos" that is in the forest?
Faber
Johnson
Granger
Thomas
What do the band of hobos watch on the small television?
The White Clown
The war
Themselves as the helicopter finds them
Montag's "death"
What is Granger's and the hobo's plans to get the world to read again?
Frame firefighters with reading and burn all their homes down.
Smuggles books into every city in the world using the railroads.
Wait for the world to destroy itself and then give books to the survivors.
There is no plan.
Where are the men headed at the end of the novel?
Towards the city to help survivors.
To the farms down the road.
To St. Louis to meet up with Faber.
Into the wilderness and away from the fallout.
Who is the protagonist of Fahrenheit 451?
Guy Montag
Man Monday
Guy Lunes
Chico Monday
Which best describes the genre of the novel?
Horror fiction
Dystopian fiction
Utopian fiction
Historical fiction
Which of these contemporary technologies in NOT predicted by the novel?
wireless headphones
interactive television
robot dogs
the internet
Bradbury repeatedly uses similes and metaphors that compare burning books to _____.
birds
stars
salamanders
seashells
The History of the Firemen of America states that _____.
Benjamin Franklin was the first fireman, who burned English influenced books during the American Revolution
firemen once put out fires, but after technology advanced so that houses were all fireproof, they started burning houses in order to keep their jobs safe
Ulysses S. Grant was the first fireman, who burned books promoting states’ rights and slavery during the Civil War
the founding fathers of the United States began the profession of firemen in order to fulfill the “right to the pursuit of happiness” in the Declaration of Independence
In the novel, the _____ is often referred to as “The Salamander”.
the fire captain
English professor
television clown
fire truck
Granger calls his group of men “bums on the outside, libraries on the inside” because _____.
they live and dress as homeless people, but have memorized entire books
they pretend to be unintelligent hobos, but are actually intelligent people
they pretend to be unhappy, but really are very pleased with their lives
they appear to be loud and boisterous, even though they actually are shy and quiet people
Why were the alarms to burn always at night?
Everyone can see the fires at night, they create a spectacle and fear factor.
Because you can react fore scadrly is you are woken up.
What book does Montag steal from the old woman's house?
A diary
The Bible
None
What does Faber give to Montag?
A copy of the New Testament
The address of a secret library.
An earpiece so they can communicate.
Choose two themes prevalent in Fahrenheit 451.
Censorship to control society
Quest for power
The destructive nature of technology
Love and sacrifice
