Characters
What character describes their family as peculiar because they "[sit] around talking"?
Clarisse
What did Beatty want Montag to do during their last encounter?
He wanted Montag to kill him
What is censorship?
The suppression or prohibition of books, films, news, or other forms of communication that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to society
Which do the citizens of Fahrenheit's society care more about, entertainment or life?
Entertainment
What is said to have happened to Clarisse?
She's said to have been hit by a car and killed.
What character believes that "there must be something in books, things we can't imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house"?
Guy Montag
Which character describes themself as cowardly?
Faber
What is groupthink?
A psychological phenomenon where the desire for harmony or conformity in a group results in irrational or dysfunctional decision-making
How could the relationship between Clarisse & Montag be described?
A friendship that helps Montag grow
What is Clarisse's uncle arrested for?
Being a pedestrian
What character "[doesn't] talk things," but rather "the meaning of things"?
Faber
What is the meaning of "the sieve and the sand?"
What is conformity?
Compliance with standards, rules, or norms—often at the expense of individuality
What is Mildred's opinion of Clarisse?
She doesn't care about her at all.
What did the old woman do when Montag and the other firemen burned her house down?
Stays in her home to burn with her books.
What character thinks that people go "out of the nursery into the college and back to the nursery"?
Beatty
Which character has the strongest sense of self and clarity about the world?
Clarisse
What is social trust?
The belief in the honesty, integrity, and reliability of others—a vital component for a functioning society
What do the teenagers in the book spend time doing?
Bullying people and killing each other
How did Montag feel after burning down the woman's house at the end of Part I of the novel?
"Sick" and distressed; he wanted to stay home from work.
What character believes that "everyone must leave something behind when he dies"?
Granger
How could the message of the novel be relevant to current society?
This is really subjective. You could talk about censorship, confirmation bias, people looking for short form, easy to consume media instead of more in depth, meaningful media, etc.
What is confirmation bias?
The tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one's existing beliefs or theories
Why did (according to Beatty) people stop reading books?
How does Montag escape the city?
Floating down the river