Fahrenheit 451 pages 1-45

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Who is the protagonist in the book?

Montag

Clarisse

Mildred

Beatty

2.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Her face, turned to him now, was fragile milk crystal with a soft and constant light in it. It was not the hysterical light of electricity but — what? But the strangely comfortable and rare and gently flattering light of the candle.”

Which ONE of the following words is closest in meaning to flattering in the following excerpt?

Fading

Smushing

Favorable

Sputtering

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which piece of evidence below helps the reader understand that Montag enjoyed his job?

"With his symbolic helmet numbered 451 on his stolid head."

"While the flapping pigeon-winged books died on the porch..."

"It was a special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed."

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

How does the story start?

The story starts with a blazing fire.

The story starts with a man drenching a house in kerosene.

The story starts with a fireman soaking books with gasoline.

The story starts with a building burning to the ground

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What does Montag’s “clenching and uncomfortable silence” during his first walk with Clarisse suggest about his character?

He does not take criticism well.

He is unsettled by questions and comments that challenge his beliefs.

He is reluctant to share his perspective with others.

He is easily overwhelmed by people.

6.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Why did Montag call the Emergency hospital?

Mildred was electrocuted.

Mildred took too many sleeping tablets.

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the significance of the title Fahrenheit 451?

It is the temperature at which kerosene burns

It is the temperature at which paper ignites and burns.

It is the temperature needed to start a fire

It is the temperature limit the firemen can burn a house at

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

On pages 3 - 5, Montag describes Clarisse with words like "bright as snow in the moonlight" and "pale surprise." Why does he describe her with words that are synonymous with white?

Because he feels like he is evil and she isn't

Because she does not understand how the world works

Because she is pure and innocent

Because she is a little girl.

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What judgment does Clarisse make about socialization?

People do it too much.

People don’t do it enough.

The way people do it is not meaningful.

The way people do it is insincere.

10.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Which of the following BEST explains what Clarisse means with the following statement?

“It’s a lot of funnels and a lot of water poured down the spout and out the bottom, and them telling us it’s wine when it’s not.”

The society’s social conventions are helpful for forming meaningful relationships.

The society’s social conventions are presented as if they are substantial but are fundamentally empty.

The society’s standard social practices are superficial.

Social conventions are forced upon masses.

11.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

Which of the following does Mildred NOT use as a means of escape?

pills

radio

television

knitting

12.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

_____ of the walls in the Montag living room are television screens.

1

2

3

4

13.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

What happens when the fire team chops into an old woman's home and find her books?

They brutally beat her and then set her books ablaze.

She has a heart attack and dies.

The woman strikes a match on the kerosene-soaked pile of books and dies.

The firemen each take one of the books before setting them on fire.

14.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

Clarisse is killed by _____.

The Hound

a car

Captain Beatty

The police

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