Vocabulary
Feigning
To pretend or to fake
Who is the person Montag kills with the flamethrower?
Captain Beatty
“Nobody listens any more… I just want someone to hear what I have to say.”
Montag
How many days did it take Ray Bradbury to write his book?
9 Days
What does the Phoenix represent?
Human Beings and the way they destroy themselves, however they get back and rebuild
Stolid
Showing little or no emotion
What is the official name of the fictional beings Mildred calls her “family”?
TV Parlor
“It was a pleasure to burn.”
Montag
True or False - Ray Bradbury rode a bicycle everywhere he went, he did not like cars.
TRUE:Ray Bradbury had a strong dislike for cars and never got a driver’s license. He used a bicycle or public transportation to get around. This aversion was linked to a fatal accident he witnessed when 16, which claimed the lives of 6 people. It traumatized him so deeply that he did not recover for several months. Not only did he dislike cars for himself; he did not like cars for anyone. “Whether I drive or not is irrelevant,” he said. “The automobile is the most dangerous weapon in our society—cars kill more than wars do.”
What do mirrors represent?
Self-Examination - Initiating Truth
Perish
to die or be destroyed, especially unnaturally
Who is the leader of the camp that helped Montag when he first saw the railroad?
Granger
“Cram them full of noncombustible data… Then they’ll feel they’re thinking.”
Captain Beatty
What year was Fahrenheit 451 written?
1953
What does the Sand and the Sieve Represent?
Impossibility of retaining knowledge in fast-paced shallow society.
Fugitive
someone hiding or running to avoid arrest
Who is the first fireman according to the novel?
Benjamin Franklin
“Why is it… I feel I’ve known you so many years?”
Clarrisse
What genre is Fahrenheit 451
Dystopian Fiction
What does the Salamander represent?
Fireman, Trucks and destructive nature
Toil
to work extremely hard
Who is the character that caused Montag to realize the value of books? The woman who burned herself with her books
The old woman
“Stuff your eyes with wonder… live as if you’d drop dead in ten seconds.”
Granger
Why did Bradbury write Fahrenheit 451?
Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451 as a warning about how mass media, cultural apathy, and the erosion of reading could destroy a society.
What does the hearth represent?
Home, Warmth, Comfort