Category 1
How does Beatty attempt to confuse Montag?
He quotes contradictory literature to Montag
True or False: Montag kills Beatty
True
"The firehouse trembled as a great flight of jet planes whistled a single note across a black morning sky" is an example of:
Personification
Who does Montag meet up with once he crosses the river?
Granger and a group of intelligent, well-educated men living in the forest.
What does Montag say just before he burns Beatty?
"We never burned right"
“The books leapt and danced like roasted birds, their wings ablaze with red and yellow feathers” is an example of:
Simile
"The Sieve and the Sand" symbolizes:
The difficulty of acquiring knowledge in a society that values distraction
True or False: The novel ends on a hopeful note.
True
How did Montag meet Faber?
They met on a park bench a year earlier
What is the name of the short story read in class by the same author?
"The Pedestrian"
This is what Montag doing on the subway on the way to Faber's house.
Trying to memorize the Bible
The first line of the novel:
"It was a pleasure to burn."
How can you tell Mildred is both "alive" and "dead"?
She doesn't remember trying to commit suicide.
Mildred's relationship with her "family" is best described as:
a substitute for genuine, meaningful relationships
Who is the author of "Fahrenheit 451?"
Ray Bradbury
This is the poem that Montag read that elicits such a strong response in Mildred's friends:
"Dover Beach"
Seeing the old woman burn with her books affects Montag in that:
He begins to wonder about the power that comes from reading books.
What does Clarisse symbolize?
The natural world that is no longer important to members of society
This is where you would find an image of a salamander in F451.
On the uniform of each fireman.
Montag's outburst on the subway best symbolizes:
A society that prioritizes mindless distractions over authentic experience.
This is how Montag plans to attempt to bring down society:
By planting books in firemens' homes
This is what the intense reactions of the women to the poem Montag reads indicates:
That they are subconsciously empty and unhappy
This is the year that "Fahrenheit 451" was written:
1951
This is the year in which "Fahrenheit 451" is set:
2053
This is one of the themes of "Fahrenheit 451?
The dangers of unchecked technology