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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the significance of the phoenix?a bird that is able to rejuvenate itself from kerosenean animal that is resistant to firea bird that continually rises from the ashesa creature that turns to ash when burned
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the significance of the salamander?it renews its skin in fireit is the universal symbol of all firemenIt is eternally renewed from the ashesit is resistant to water
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhen Clarrise asks, Montag says that Fireman have always...burned books with keroseneextinguished fires with watervalued bookskept homes from burning down
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens to Montag as a result of meeting Clarisse?He considers leaving his wifeHe starts to notice what's missing in his lifeHe decides he no longer wants to be a firefighterHe becomes more committed to extinguishing books
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe Seashell Radios that Mildred has are very similar to what item we use today?headphonesXM radioearbudsMP3 player
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat realization does Montag come to regarding his wife Mildred?She understands what he's going throughShe is far more intelligent than ClarisseHe doesn't like herHe doesn't really know her
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe Mechanical Hound at the fire station is a technological version of which item?an attack doga firehouse Dalmatianthe crane mechanism used to help firefighters enter a homethe metal extension piece that the firehose is connect to
- 8. Multiple ChoiceCaptain Beatty believes Montag's questions and unhappiness are unexpressed feelings of...angerfearguiltdishonesty
- 9. Multiple Choice
What two things make Montag realize that he must change his life?
A woman chooses to burn with her books and Clarisse dies
A woman refuses to give up her books and Clarisse moves away
A neighbor reports Clarisse's books and Clarisse kills herself
His wife betrays him and Clarisse is there to comfort him
- 10. Multiple Choice
All of the following are true about Guy Montag EXCEPT?
He is the antagonist of the novel.
He is the protagonist of the novel.
He is a firefighter.
His wife overdosed on sleeping pills.
- 11. Multiple Choice
"Antisocial" in this novel means what?
doing what is expected by society
acting without harm to society
staying apart from other people because of constant amusement
acting in pursuit of individuality and holding discussions with people
- 12. Multiple Choice
What do the firemen do if one of their own “accidentally” steals a book?
They are fired.
Their house is burned.
They allow it to be kept for 24 hours and then they come and burn it.
They firemen are the only people who are allowed to have books. They are not punished.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Why are there no longer front porches in this society?
They do not want to encourage people to talk to each other.
There are only back porches.
When the parlors became popular, front porches were banished.
People were hiding their books under their front porches so society was rid of them.
- 14. Multiple Choice
When do the alarms for the firemen typically sound?
afternoon
anytime
at night
none of the above
- 15. Multiple Choice
In Fahrenheit 451, what is the job of a fireman?
Burn books and houses
Put out fires
Read novels and decide which should be censored
Burn people
- 16. Multiple Choice
How is Clarisse different from Mildred?
Clarisse loves to watch TV
Clarisse is interested in real people
Clarisse has symbolic significance to Montag
Clarisse represents uncontrollable consumption
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which is NOT used as a symbol on Montag's fireman uniform?
Salamander
Phoenix
Dragon
- 18. Multiple Choice
How does Montag change after his first conversation with Clarisse?
He begins to question his own happiness
He doubles down on his commitment to book burning
He decides he hates his wife
He begins to crave more entertainment
- 19. Multiple Choice
What is a parlor wall in Fahrenheit 451?
A wall made of a giant TV screen
A seashell-shaped earbud
A place to hide books
An ordinary wall
- 20. Multiple Choice
Why didn't the hospital send a doctor to Mildred?
Suicide attempts have become so common that there is a simple machine for dealing with them
Montag couldn't afford a doctor for Mildred
Censorship has made the existence of medical schools - and therefore doctors - impossible
A hospital won't treat attempted suicides - only genuine accidents.
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which of these uses the word venomous correctly?
Mildred, who hated Montag, shot him a venomous look while she plotted his death.
Montag ate a venomous breakfast so he'd be ready for a big day of burning books.
Clarisse was venomous because Montag gave her a beautiful gift that she loved.
Since she was tired, Mildred only did a venomous job of making breakfast.
- 22. Multiple Choice
Who doesn't want children?
Clarisse
Montag
Mildred
Beatty
- 23. Multiple Choice
All of the following describe Clarisse McClellan except:
almost 17 and insane
afraid of kids her age
an outcast of society
Montag's love interest
- 24. Multiple Choice
"Montag felt himself back away and away out the door, after Beatty, down the steps, across the lawn, where the path of kerosene lay like the track of some evil snail" is an example of
personification
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
- 25. Multiple Choice
What is the hound's reaction to Montag?
The hound likes Montag.
The hound plays with Montag.
The hound growls at Montag.
The hound hides from Montag.
- 26. Multiple Choice
According to Clarisse, how is Montag "not like the others"?
He thinks about his job.
He takes walks with her.
He is suspicious of her.
He looks at her and actually listens.
- 27. Multiple Choice
With what excuse does Montag attempt to avoid going in to work?
His wife is sick.
He has errands to run.
He is depressed.
He is feeling sick.
- 28. Multiple Choice
What mythical creature symbolizes rebirth from the ashes in Fahrenheit 451?
salamander
centaur
phoenix
dragon
- 29. Multiple Choice
Why does Montag suspect the Mechanical Hound has been programmed against him?
it sniffs him repeatedly and blocks his passageway
it growls at him
it comes to all of the other firemen…but not to Montag
it sleeps outside his door at night
- 30. Multiple Choice
Who turned-in the alarm on the old woman with the hidden books?
her neighbor
Beatty
Montag
herself
- 31. Multiple Choice
What are the Seashells?
small shell-shaped devices that allow the government to monitor them
tiny transistor radio ear plugs
interactive remotes that allow the viewers to participate in the tv programming
mini sleep lozenges that melt on the tongue
- 32. Multiple Choice
What does Mildred tell Montag has happened to Clarisse?
she was run over by a car
she was seized by the government for mutiny
she ran away
she was burned by the firemen while defending her hidden books
- 33. Multiple Choice
What did Mildred find behind Montag’s pillow?
her sleeping pills that Montag was hiding
a book Montag had stolen
a letter to Montag from Clarisse
the remote control to the wall-tvs that he was hiding from her
- 34. Multiple ChoiceCaptain Beatty says, “A book is a loaded gun in the house next door. Burn it. Breach man’s mind. Who knows who might be the target of the well-read man?” (58). This extended metaphor implies that:Books help humans to expand their minds and reach their full potential.Without books, mankind is lost.Books influence people to engage in crime.Books do more harm than good; they give people ideas, which make them dangerous.
- 35. Multiple ChoiceHow do the firemen know which houses have books in them?The books all have bar codes on the back cover; these can be read for up to one mileThey conduct random searchesNeighbors, family members, and friends become informants and tell the authoritiesThe Mechanical Hound is programmed to smell them out
- 36. Multiple Choice
Which THREE types of technology are mentioned in the story so far?
Seashells (ear buds), parlor walls (TV walls), and a Mechanical Hound (robot dog)
Seashells (ear buds), computation walls (computer walls), and robotic housekeepers
Smart phones, self-driving cars, and chromebooks
- 37. Multiple Choice
Mildred overdoses on _______________
sleeping pills
pain medication
illegal drugs
eye drops
- 38. Multiple Choice
Who write "Fahrenheit 451?"
Kurt Vonnegut
Ray Bradbury
Ms. Slaughter
- 39. Multiple Choice
What do the machines do that the technicians use on people who try to commit suicide?
Pump your stomach and cleanse your blood
Pump your stomach and take out part of your brain
Cleanse your blood and take out part of your brain
Breaks a finger bone and gives you vitamins
- 40. Multiple Choice
What is different about Clarisse?
She doesn't question anything
She questions everything
She lives under a bridge
She doesn't know her family
- 41. Multiple Choice
Montag keeps describing Clarisse as...
A normal teen
Like his daughter that passed away
Acting older than she really is
Just like his wife was when they were teenagers
- 42. Multiple ChoiceHow much does a new television wall cost?500 dollars.3000 dollars.2000 dollars1 Million dollars.
- 43. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Montag's response when Clarisse asks him if he ever reads any of the books he burns?Sometimes.That's illegal.I used to, but not anymore.
- 44. Multiple Choice
A medieval singer or musician, especially one who sang or recited lyric or heroic poetry to a musical accompaniment for the nobility
Minstrel
Pulverized
Stratum
Mausoleum
- 45. Multiple Choice
_______ is a visual description that communicates an emotion.
Imagery
Connotation
Denotation
Appropriation
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