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- 1. Multiple Choice
Choose the appropriate character for the quote below.
"Sometimes I'm ancient. I'm afraid of children my own age. They kill each other. Did it always use to be that way? My uncle says no. Six of my friends have been shot in the last year alone. Then of them died in car wrecks. I'm afraid of them and they don't like because I'm afraid."
Montag
Mrs. Phelps
Clarisse
Mildred
- 2. Multiple Choice
Choose the appropriate character for the quote below.
"Let you alone! That's all very well, but how can I leave myself alone? We need not to be let alone. We need to be really bothered once in awhile. How long is it since you were really bothered? About something important, about something real?"
Faber
Montag
Granger
Beatty
- 3. Multiple Choice
Choose the appropriate character for the quote below.
"How many jokes are missing from the world, and how many homing pigeons untouched by his hands. He shaped the world. He did things to the world. The world was bankrupted of ten million find actions the night he passed on."
Faber
Granger
Montag
Beatty
- 4. Multiple Choice
Choose the appropriate character for the quote below.
"Well, that's one way to get an audience. Hold a gun on a man and force him to listen to your speech. Speech away. What'll it be this time? Why don't you belch Shakespeare at me, you fumbling snob?"
Beatty
Mrs. Phelps
Faber
Montag
- 5. Multiple Choice
Read each questions carefully. Choose the appropriate answer.
What is Mildred most saddened by when the fireman come to burn down her house?
The destruction of her home.
The loss of her "family."
The end of her marriage.
The need to move.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Read each questions carefully. Choose the appropriate answer.
When Granger moves from one city to the next, which business does he want to create before anything else?
Bomb Factories
Libraries
Schools
Mirror Factories
- 7. Multiple Choice
Read each questions carefully. Choose the appropriate answer.
Which of the following did not hinder Montag' escape from the city?
hinder (v): prevent; to make more difficult; to stop
Being injected by the mechanical hound
Getting hit by a car
Trying to pass as a civilian by walking
Attempting to hide from the numerous "fugitive" messages on the TV walls
- 8. Multiple Choice
Read each questions carefully. Choose the appropriate answer.
What happened to Mildred at the beginning of the story?
She overdosed on sleeping pills.
She met Clarisse outside her house.
She was cast in a TV shows.
She determined that she loved to read.
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is considered the most peculiar thing the McClellans do which cause them to be classified as antisocial?
Staying out past curfew
Having meaningful discussion
Driving slowly on the highway
They burn books
- 10. Multiple Choice
The mechanical hound is supposed to be a dog; however, it has similarities to what other living thing?
Spider
Cat
Bird
Snake
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is ironic about Beatty's character?
He is the fire chief, but he hates burning things.
He knows and understands literature, but considers it a danger to society.
He is married to Mildred, but never actually fell in love with her.
He has Clarisse killed, but he was secretly colluding with her uncle to take down the government.
- 12. Multiple Choice
What two adjectives best describe Mildred and Montag's relationship?
Caring and compassionate
Judgmental and menacing
Distant and indifferent
Loving and conflicted
- 13. Multiple Choice
Who called in the alarm to burn Montag's house?
Mildred only
Clarisse's family
Mildred and her friends
Montag
- 14. Multiple Choice
How do the ladies react to Montag reciting the poetry?
They are intrigued.
They are curious.
They are angry.
They are upset.
- 15. Multiple Choice
What does Montag's society value most?
Knowledge
Power
Entertainment
Friendship
- 16. Multiple Choice
Faber felt that three elements were missing from life. Which of these was not one of the elements?
Quality and texture of information
The satisfaction of choosing one's own job
Leisure time to think
The right to carry out actions based on quality and leisure
- 17. Multiple Choice
How does Clarisse act as Montag's mirror?
Clarisse shows what Montag truly looks like after he burns down a house.
Clarisse reflects Montag's sentiments about burning books.
Clarisse reflects Montag's truth which he is unaware of until he meets her.
Clarisse conveys a sense of wisdom unto Montag which allows him to change.
- 18. Multiple Choice
What did Captain Beatty believe about society?
He believed that all people should be masters of their own destinies.
He believed that books put upsetting thought in people's minds and kept them from being happy and satisfied.
He believed that firemen should be the most powerful and regarded men in society because of their role in the community.
He believed that the world was about to end because of all the greed and corruption, but he could save it if enough people were to follow him.
- 19. Multiple Choice
Why is Beatty suspicious of Montag in Part I?
Beatty is suspicious of Montag because he knows that Montag has been hiding books behind the vent.
Beatty is suspicious of Montag when Montag starts asking questions about the origins of firemen.
Beatty is suspicious of Montag when Montag starts to read outloud to Mildred and her friends.
Beatty is suspicious of Montag when he finds out that Montag and Faber were conversing through the thimble.
- 20. Multiple Choice
What does the following simile convey about Montag's demeanor?
"His fingers were like ferrets that had done some evil and never rested..."
It shows that Montag is nervous.
It shows that Montag is delusional.
It shows that Montag is impulsive.
It shows that Montag is somber.
- 21. Multiple Choice
What is the impact of the old woman committing suicide?
Mildred and Montag's relationship become strained.
Faber realizes that all hope is lost.
Clarisse runs away with her uncle to escape persecution.
Montag steals a book and grow conflicted about their worth.
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which theme represents Granger's grandfather's philosophy of life?
In the face of adversity, listen to those closest to you.
Make decisions based on the group, so everyone is happy and content.
Contribute to life by creating and being present in the moment.
Travel the world often and learn from those around you.
- 23. Multiple Choice
At the end of the novel, mirrors are referenced as both an object and a way to reevaluate yourself. How is this symbolism significant at the end of the novel?
Clarisse acted like a mirror for Montag, and now Montag will act as a mirror to someone else.
Clarisse shows Montag how to reflect someone's truth, and he now has the opportunity to teach others.
Clarisse bough a mirror for Montag, and now Montag has the opportunity to buy a mirror for Granger.
Clarisse acted like a mirror to Granger, and Granger will teach Montag how to be a mirror for society.
- 24. Multiple Choice
What is implied when Granger allows Montag to lead the people out of the city?
It shows that Montag has the best sense of direction.
It implies that Granger is self-conscious of their mission.
It shows that Granger want Montag to feel in control of his destiny for the first time.
It reaffirms that Granger thinks that Montag will be the new leader of the book people.
- 25. Multiple Choice
On page 44, the following quote, "He felt he was one of the creatures electronically inserted between the slots of the phono-color walls, speaking, but the speech not piercing the crystal barrier," emphasizes which concept?
Knowledge vs. Ignorance
Violence for entertainment
Technology without consequence
Literature and writing
- 26. Multiple Choice
How does the personification of the quote, "As he stood there the sky over the house screamed," convey the mood?
It describes hte noise of the jets, so the reader can also hear them while they read.
It conveys a sense of discomfort that Montag feels in his own home.
It shows how closely linked Montag is to the government.
It emphasizes why Montag feels satisfied with burning books and houses.
- 27. Multiple Choice
What is the theme of Fahrenheit 451?
The government does not have the right to take away literature.
Knowledge is meant to be freely shared and not censored.
People have the best intentions even though most make the wrong choices.
Fire is dangerous and should be avoided.
- 28. Multiple Choice
How does bathing in the river solidify Montag's change?
The river represents Montag cleansing himself after killing Beatty.
Montag was dirty from running through the city, and now he is clean.
The river represents a "rebirth" of Montag's character and how he is now a new person with new priorities.
The river represents another place and time where Montag feels safe and revived.
- 29. Multiple Choice
What does the following quote imply about Montag at the beginning of the novel?
"With the brass nozzle in his fists, with this great python spitting its venomous kerosene upon the world, the blood pounded in his head, and his hands were the hands of some amazing conductor playing all the symphonies of blazing and burning to bring down the tatters and charcoal ruins of history."
It implies the Montag feels power and control when he burns things.
It implies that Montag feels conflicted when he burns things.
It implies that Montag wants to be a musician and conduct an orchestra.
It implies that Montag feels like fire is a destructive force.
- 30. Multiple Choice
Which literary device is most apparent when the hound initially growls at Montag in the fire station?
Imagery
Irony
Foreshadowing
Characterization
- 31. Multiple Choice
What pushes Montag to murder Beatty?
Beatty threatens to find and kill Faber.
Beatty threatens to kill Mildred
Beatty threatens to bring Clarisse to prison.
Beatty threatens to burn down the city.
- 32. Multiple Choice
How does the symbolism of fire change for Montag at the end of Part III?
Fire becomes a powerful and destructive force.
Fire becomes a source of light.
Fire becomes a source of togetherness between the book people.
Fire becomes a part of survival rather than destruction.
- 33. Multiple Choice
How does this novel reflect the concept of an "If this goes on..." type of fiction?
Bradbury shows his readers what society would be like it people continue to choose technology over knowledge.
Bradbury shows his readers how transportation would be different in the future.
Bradbury shows how reader should use knowledge or the government will destroy humanity.
Bradbury shows how atomic bombs could obliterate the world if we keep on using them on each other.
- 34. Multiple Choice
What does "the sieve" from The Sieve and the Sand represent?
Beatty's instrument that he uses to put out fires.
Montag's brain as he's deciding what information is important to him.
Faber's brain as he's sifting through novels.
Clarisse's brain when she decides on conversations with her uncle.
- 35. Multiple Choice
Choose the appropriate character for the quote below.
"Well, this is a play comes on the wall-to-wall circuit in ten minutes. They mailed me my part this morning."
Mrs. Bowles
Mrs. Phelps
Clarisse
Mildred
- 36. Multiple Choice
The tone of the narrator is _______________.
Humorous
Content
Positive and carefree
Dark and ironic
- 37. Multiple Choice
What was Montag’s Internal Conflict?
A struggle to understand knowledge and individuality
An attempt to find out what happened to Clarisse
He tried to memorize the Bible
Whether or not he wanted to go to war
- 38. Multiple Choice
In the end, the path of society ended in…
Everyone was happy
The city was destroyed by war
The firemen were put out of business
People began to love books and knowledge again
- 39. Multiple Choice
During the manhunt for Montag by the hound, why did the camera identify an innocent man as Montag?
Faber deliberately misled them to get them off of Montag's trail.
The computer that was tracking him malfunctioned and identified the wrong man.
Nobody really knew what he looked like, so they didn't know whom to chase.
The firemen needed to look good, and put a neat ending on the day's work.
- 40. Multiple Choice
Faber felt that three elements were missing from life. Which of these was NOT one of the elements?
Quality and texture of information
The satisfaction of choosing one's own job
Leisure time to think
The right to carry out actions based on the other two items
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