Fahrenheit 451 pt. I
Where did Montag and Clarisse meet?
When Montag was walking home from work
What is Kerosene?
A type of flammable gas the firemen use to burn things
What number is on Montag's helmet?
#451
How many TV's do Montag and Mildred currently have?
3
The process of making someone or something less sensitive or less easily upset.
Desensitization
What happened to Clarisse?
She was hit by a car and assumed to be dead
What happened to the woman that refused to leave her books behind?
She is burned alive after striking a match herself.
What initial question does Clarisse ask Montag?
"Are you happy?"
Who is the author of Fahrenheit 451?
Ray Bradbury
To make engaged or more engaged
Activate
What does Clarisse rub under her chin?
A Dandelion
Describe the Mechanical Hound
8-legged mechanical dog with a needle nose that has both poison and tranquilizers in it
What word became a swear word?
Intellect
What did Montag imagine might be outside his window?
A Hound
In a sincere and serious manner
Earnestly
What happens right before Montag begins to read Mildren the book?
Someone comes to the door
What book does Montag start to read to Mildred?
Gulliver's Travels
What do firemen bet on dull nights?
How fast the hounds can kill something
What did Mildred remember the night before? Or what did she pretend to remember?
She pretended to remember she was at a party.
An apparatus that separates particles from suspension
Centerfuge
What is rule 3 in the Firemen's Handbook?
3. Burn Everything
According to the Firemen's Handbook, who was the first fireman in 1790?
Benjamin Franklin
What does Beatty say about Firemen taking books?
They have 24-hours to return it
Why does society lower the kindergarten age year after year?
So the government can force their opinions on kids before they can form their own opinion and before their families can interfere
A long flexible snout as of an elephant
Proboscis