Ya Know, What's His Name
Wait...what happened?
Themes and Such
Vocabulary Terms
Historical Context
100

This is the guy who kills Beatty. I need first and last names. 

Guy Montag

100

This is Montag's profession. I'm looking for a one word answer. 

Fireman

100

At this temperature, paper burns. 

451 Degrees Fahrenheit

100

The feeling a person has after going through something difficult that allows them to grow emotionally. 

Catharsis

100

This new technology partially inspired Ray Bradbury to write Fahrenheit 451

Television

200

Sometimes she takes a break from her "family," to go out driving and run over a couple dogs. 

Mildred Montag 

200

These are hidden inside the vent in Montag's kitchen. 

Books

200

Clarisse, Faber, and the Book People all share this quality that we said others lacked. (Get something close to the answer and I'll accept it.)

Curiosity

200

A person rejected or excluded as a n outcast by the society around them. Not a piranha. 

Pariah

200
Bradbury wrote the first draft of Fahrenheit 451 in nine days on a rented typewriter in this location. 
Public Library
300

She sees the world like no one else Montag has met. 

Clarisse

300

She, among others, calls the fire station to turn Montag in. 

Mildred

300

In one dramatic scene woman does this rather than watch her books burn. 

Commits self immolation

300

When an author shows or tells you what a character is like. 

Characterization

300

Fahrenheit 451 was written during this event in American history which saw the persecution of many people for their political beliefs 

The Red Scare 

400

He sure does know a lot of quotes from great thinkers. Too bad he doesn't put them to better use. 

Captain Beatty

400
This creature nearly stops Montag's escape after he kills Beatty. 

The Mechanical Hound

400

Beatty does this to try and convince Montag of his arguments. 

Quotes from many authors

400

This term describes a place, person, or system that stores and preserves knowledge or other valuables for future use. This is what the Book People are for the written word.

Repository (Repositories)

400

This name for when books or other media get banned or changed for their content. 

Censorship

500

He calls himself a coward, but Montag gives him the courage to be brave and take action...sort of. 

Faber

500
Early in the novel, Clarisse dies in this way. 

Hit by a car

500

Who else in Montag's family had been a Fireman? 

His Father and Grandfather

500

This is a literary device used by authors to make an object represent larger ideas. Bradbury used books and fire. Golding used a conch and the specs. 

Symbolism

500

Ray Bradbury fired people would stop doing this on their own. 

Thinking (or reading books)