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Fahrenheit 451 part 1 quiz

Quiz by Velva Fowler

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  • Q1
    The main character of the story; He is a fireman
    Who is Guy Montag and what is his job?
    30s
  • Q2
    He has to start fires of any person who is found to have books in their possession or in their house
    Describe Montag's job as a fireman. What does he do?
    30s
  • Q3
    She is the young lady who lives in his neighborhood; she is "crazy" because she doesn't live life like everybody else; she is vivacious and creative and HAPPY; she is 17 years old
    Who is Clarisse McClellan? What is she like, and how old is she?
    30s
  • Q4
    People move so fast in the world and in society that they never slow down to enjoy life; even drivers do not have a speed limit they have to follow
    What inferences can you make about the society they live in when Clarisse says, "because they never see them slowly," in reference to the billboards?
    30s
  • Q5
    They think that they are about to have their house burned down by these firemen
    Why do you think some people are afraid of firefighters?
    30s
  • Q6
    Kerosene
    According to Montag, what smells like perfume?
    30s
  • Q7
    Montag's Wife; she overdosed in pills (30 capsules)
    Who is Mildred? What happened to her?
    30s
  • Q8
    Because it was a common-place event for people to overdose; it is the job of these technicians to pump stomachs; people's lives are not valued and this carefree attitude of the men illustrate this view
    Instead of emergency room doctors, why did technicians treat Mildred?
    30s
  • Q9
    Huge televisions that hang on the wall in family rooms; they have people talking fast and about nothing in particular: they are basically just noise; no meaning or plot-line to the stories; they run continuously
    What are parlor walls? Describe what they are like and what they do.
    30s
  • Q10
    It is a dog-shaped robot with eight legs. It is made of metal. It's purpose is to hunt down and kill fugitives, who have violated the law of society
    What is the Mechanical Hound? What does it do and how does it work?
    30s
  • Q11
    The Hound threatened him
    Why is Montag suspicious of the mechanical hound? What are the reasons for being suspicious?
    30s
  • Q12
    Anti-social, an Onion, doesn't act like any of the kids, Acts like kids of the older times
    How did Clarisse's psychologist describe her? Why?
    30s
  • Q13
    Runs the fire house where Montag works, reads a lot of books, smart, lectures Montag all the time.
    Who is Captain Beatty? Describe what he looks like .
    30s
  • Q14
    Citizens tell on each other
    How do firemen know which houses have books?
    30s
  • Q15
    Tells him that firemen never put out fires they always started them. He wants everyone to believe what he says.
    What lies does Captain Beatty tell Montag? Why do you think he tells this lie?
    30s

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