Fahrenheit 451: Parts 1 & 2
This fireman begins to question his job after meeting a strange girl who asks, "Are you happy?"
Who is Guy Montag?
"Her face was like a snow-covered island upon which rain might fall." This is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is a simile?
This classic novel about a boy named Holden Caulfield has been banned for its language and themes.
What is The Catcher in the Rye?
In The Hunger Games, what is the name of the country where the story takes place?
What is Panem?
"Just keep swimming."
Who is Dory?
This is the name of the government-controlled "animal" that can hunt people by their chemical signature.
What is the Mechanical Hound?
"The books leapt and danced like roasted birds." What two things are being compared in this metaphor?
What are books and birds?
The Nazis famously burned books written by authors from this political ideology in 1933.
What is communism/socialism?
This novel by Aldous Huxley imagines a future where people are controlled by pleasure rather than fear.
What is Brave New World?
"With great power comes great responsibility."
Who is Uncle Ben?
Clarisse tells Montag that she and her family are different because they do this simple yet rare activity.
What is talking and thinking?
"The Mechanical Hound slept but did not sleep, lived but did not live." What literary device is used here?
What is a paradox?
This children’s book series about a young wizard has been banned in some places for promoting "witchcraft."
What is Harry Potter?
This film franchise features a futuristic society where people are sorted into factions based on their personalities.
What is Divergent?
"The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem."
Who is Captain Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean)?
This event causes Montag to steal his first book and hide it in his home.
What is the old woman choosing to burn with her books?
The novel often refers to fire as both a symbol of destruction and one of knowledge or rebirth. What is this type of symbolism called?
This dystopian novel, often compared to Fahrenheit 451, was banned for its depictions of surveillance and government control.
What is 1984?
The phrase "Big Brother is watching you" originates from this dystopian novel.
What is 1984?
"On Wednesdays, we wear pink."
Who is Karen Smith (Mean Girls)?
Montag recalls meeting this person in a park, who later becomes his mentor.
Who is Faber?
"A book is a loaded gun in the house next door." What literary device does this phrase use?
What is a metaphor?
This famous American novel about racism and injustice in the South has been frequently challenged in schools.
What is To Kill a Mockingbird?
In Fahrenheit 451, the government uses this phrase to justify its censorship: "Not everyone is born equal, but everyone must be made __."
What is happy?
"Sometimes I’ll start a sentence, and I don’t even know where it’s going. I just hope I find it along the way."
Who is Michael Scott (The Office)?