Fahrenheit 451 (Grade 10)
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Fahrenheit 451
1.
Which of the following reasons is NOT one Beatty gives for burning the books?
- None of the books agreed with each other
- It is the law
- The people in the books never lived
- Books are environmentally wasteful
2.
Why was the alarm at the old woman's house so "inconvenient"?
- Usually the occupants are taken away before the firemen start the fire
- She baked them cookies and delayed their next alarm
- The alarm disturbed the peace of the subdivision
- The woman's alarm scared the firemen.
3.
According to firehouse literature, who was the first fireman charged with burning books?
- George Washington
- Marlon Brando
- Benjamin Franklin
- Barack Obama
4.
What question troubles Montag the most?
- "Do you ever read any of the books you burn?"
- "Does the smell of kerosene bother you?"
- "Why don't you have a dog?"
- "Are you happy?"
5.
What does the fireman's hose spray?
- Water
- Kerosene
- Lighter fluid
- Gasoline
6.
Throughout Part One, Bradbury compares books to .
- beetles
- birds
- drugs
- guns
7.
What does Clarisse say has happened to all her friends?
- They all think she's too rude to be her friend
- They have all gone off to college
- They have all been shot or killed in car wrecks.
- They have thrown her a birthday party
8.
Which quote corresponds to how Montag feels about bring a fireman in the beginning of the book?
- "It was a pleasure to burn"
- "He kicked the crystal bottle"
- "He tossed and turned, upset about Mildred"
- "Are you happy?"
9.
Who is Montag?
- A Fireman
- The Protagonist
- The author
- Both A & B
10.
According to Beatty, the reason accepted books and magazines became shorter and shorter is:
- People didn't like books that had more then 2 characters.
- People wanted encapsulated versions because they didn't have time to read.
- Printing press ink became too expensive to produce.
- People did not have the energy to turn more than 50 pages by hand because of disease.
11.
What concept does Clarisse represent in Montag's life?
- Choice
- Questioning
- Change
- Hunger
12.
Which of the following is an example of how this society views animal and human life?
- The ER techs are very concerned and kind to Mildred
- The game the firemen play with the Hound
- The shows on the walls of TV in Montag's house
- Clarisse's uncle is elected Mayor.
13.
What literature did Montag preserve?
- War and Peace
- Book of Ecclesiastes
- Constitution of the United States
- Shakespeare's plays
14.
What did Captain Beatty believe?
- He believed that all people should be masters of their own destinies.
- He believed that books put upsetting thoughts in people's minds and kept them from being happy and satisfied.
- He believed that firemen should be the highest paid workers because they were doing the most important
- He believed that the world was about to end because of all the greed and corruption.
15.
Are there any circumstances where censorship might play a beneficial role in society? Are there some books that should be banned?
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