Characters
What is the FULL NAME AND AGE of the protagonist?
Guy Montag, 30 years old
Why did Ray Bradbury call his book Fahrenheit 451?
451 degrees is the temperature at which paper burns
__________ is the suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, etc. that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security.
Censorship
What is the name of Part 2?
The sieve and the sand
What is causing Montag to have a difficult time reading the Bible on the subway?
An advertisement keeps playing
What is the FULL NAME of the protagonist's wife?
Mildred Montag
The firemen in this society do not put out fires, but instead use what substance to burn books?
kerosene
Who does Mildred call her "family"?
The people in the parlor TV
Who/what comes to Montag's door when he and Mildred are trying to read?
The mechanical hound
How is Faber described?
An old, fragile man
What is the name of the protagonist's boss?
Captain Beatty
When Montag gets home, he finds that Mildred tried to...
overdose
How did Clarisse die?
Got hit by a car
Why is Faber afraid to help Montag?
Because Montag is a fireman and Faber is scared to get turned in
What does Montag do to the Bible to get Faber to help him?
Starts tearing out pages
What is the FULL NAME AND AGE of the protagonist's neighbor?
Clarisse McLellan, 16, almost 17 years old
Clarisse describes herself as...
crazy
Which book does Montag steal from the woman's house (the woman who chose to burn to death)?
A Bible
Name one of Mildred's friends that Montag recites poetry to.
Mrs. Phelps and Mrs. Bowles
Faber explains that universities shut down because of a lack of...
Patronage/business/students
What is the name of the English professor who helps the protagonist?
Faber
Montag has a _________ symbol on his work uniform (2 possible answers).
salamander and phoenix
According to their history, who was supposedly the first fireman?
Benjamin Franklin
What is the name of the poem that Montag reads to Mildred's friends?
Dover Beach
At the end of Part 2, Montag and Captain Beatty get a report that there are books in a house. Whose house do they arrive at AND who made the report?
Montag's house; Mildred's friends made the first report and Mildred made the second report.