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 a machine that separates substances by spinning

What is centrifuge?

100

This is the most powerful weapon Beatty uses against Montag's doubts about books.

What is Literature?


(and his ability to use his knowledge of literature to manipulate and confuse Montag with contradictory arguments and quotations) Oh the Irony!!! 

100
Teenagers' favorite pasttimes.
What is driving too fast, killing people, sports, or destroying things.
100

The mechanical hound is described as both dead and alive. 

Mildred is described as both dead and alive. 

Mildred and Montag's home is described as both "not empty" and "empty" ( 11-12).  

These are examples the literary technique:

What is Paradox ?

100

"Lets have your hands in sight Montag. Not that we don't trust you, understand, but-" (105) 

Who is Beatty?

200

an immeasurable deep space 

What is abyss?

200

The robotic 'creature'  that fills Montag with fear and guilt. It contains a needle in its snout to inject a paralyzing drug. Symbolizing the government's weaponized technology and oppressive control over citizens. 



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What is the mechanical hound.

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The first American fireman.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
200

 “I want you to meet Jonathan Swift the author of that evil political book Gulliver’s travels and this other fellow is Charles Darwin.” This is an example of:

What is dialogue and allusion? 

200
"Mr. Montag, you are looking at a coward."
Who is Faber?
300

Unit of length equaling 6 feet 

What is Fathom 

300

It was suggested that Clarisse died in this manner.

What is got his by a car?

300

Faber says society "needs" this.

What is knowledge?

300
Mildred's favorite 'family' member / tv show.
What is the White Clown.
300
"My 'family' is people. They tell me things: I laugh, they laugh!"
Who is Mildred?
400

Harsh or discordant sounds

What is Cacophony?

400

After Montag gave Beatty a sacrificial book, the two began to play cards.  “...Now, in the firehouse, these hands seemed gloved with blood. Twice in half an hour, Montag had to rise from the game and go to the latrine to wash his hands. When he came back he hid his hands under the table.”   Bradbury makes an allusion to Shakespeare's play Macbeth doing this. 

What is rubbing and washing his hand together to allude to his guilt?

400

The three things Faber says are missing from society.

What is quality of information, the leisure to digest it, and the right to act based on the first two.

400
Montag read this poem to Mildred and her friends, which showed them their ignorance.
What is "Dover Beach" by Matthew Arnold.
400
"I'm afraid of children my own age. They kill each other. Did it always use to be that way? My uncle says no.
Who is Clarisse?
500

An opinion contrary to accepted beliefs 

What is heresy?

500
The firemen's job is to ensure the peoples' ________________
What is happiness?
500
Fahrenheit 451 expects its citizens to be _________________.
What are conformists?
500

This type of writing exaggerates flaws in society and present them in a humorous manner

What is satire ?

500

“You can’t make people listen. They have to come ‘round in their own time...”

Who is Granger?