This document is a quiz on the novel Fahrenheit 451. It contains 24 multiple choice questions about key details and events from the story. Students are asked to select the correct answer and provide the page number where they found the reference. Completed quizzes must be submitted in class on May 30th.
This document is a quiz on the novel Fahrenheit 451. It contains 24 multiple choice questions about key details and events from the story. Students are asked to select the correct answer and provide the page number where they found the reference. Completed quizzes must be submitted in class on May 30th.
This document is a quiz on the novel Fahrenheit 451. It contains 24 multiple choice questions about key details and events from the story. Students are asked to select the correct answer and provide the page number where they found the reference. Completed quizzes must be submitted in class on May 30th.
This document is a quiz on the novel Fahrenheit 451. It contains 24 multiple choice questions about key details and events from the story. Students are asked to select the correct answer and provide the page number where they found the reference. Completed quizzes must be submitted in class on May 30th.
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QUIZ PART 4: Fahrenheit 451 Score _____ /100 pts.
Did you read the text? BOLD: Yes No
You have access to theFahrenheit 451 text to answer the following. BOLD the correct answer. NB: To receive credit, you will note your page reference in parenthesis. NB: Submit a hard-copy of your completed quiz to our class meeting on May 30, 2022.
1. What is the significance of the title Fahrenheit 451?
a. It is the maximum temperature of most ovens. b. It is the temperature at which germanium melts. c. It is the temperature at which paper ignites and burns. d. It is the temperature at which an Easy-Bake oven self-destructs.
2. According to mythology, what is the salamander’s relation to fire?
a. It lives in it. b. It eats it. c. It hates it. d. It is delicious roasted in it.
3. How many times can the phoenix be reborn from its ashes? a. One b. Three c. Nine d. An unlimited number
3. Which of Clarisse’s relatives influenced her the most?
a. Her mother b. Her father c. Her uncle d. Her grandfather
4. What was the occupation of Granger’s grandfather?
a. Fireman b. Sculptor c. Racecar driver d. Senator
5. Which of the following Shakespeare tragedies does Beatty quote immediately before his death? a. Hamlet b. Macbeth c. Othello d. Julius Caesar 6. Which of the following books of the Bible does Faber read to Montag over the radio? a. Ecclesiastes b. The Book of Job c. Revelations d. Deuteronomy
7. What are the earplug radios in the novel called?
a. Seashells b. Whistlers c. Flutes d. White Clowns
8. What animal metaphor does Montag use to describe the stomach pump and blood-replacement machine used on Mildred? a. Hound b. Fish c. Salamander d. Snake
9. Which woman cries when Montag reads poetry?
a. Mildred b. Clarisse c. Mrs. Phelps d. Mrs. Bowles
10. What is Clarisse’s last name?
a. McClellan b. Faber c. Phelps d. Granger
11. How does Mildred claim Clarisse is killed?
a. In a fire b. By a car c. By a drug overdose d. By the Hound
12. How many legs does the Hound have?
a. Eight b. Six c. Four d. Three
13. Which drug does the Hound inject into Montag?
a. Codeine b. Procaine c. Morphine d. Psilocybin
14. What is the name of the toothpaste advertised on the subway?
a. Crain’s Crest b. Finchman’s Fluoride Wonder c. Abel’s AquaFresh d. Denham’s Dentifrice
15. In whose home does Montag plant books?
a. Black’s b. Stoneman’s c. Beatty’s d. McClellan’s
16. What position did Faber hold before he retired?
a. Printer b. Librarian c. Professor of history d. Professor of English
17. Which poem does Montag read to Mildred and her friends? a. “The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock b. “Ode on a Grecian Urn” c. “Dover Beach” d. “The Flea”
18. What colors are the firemen’s uniforms?
a. Blue and red b. Black and orange c. Yellow and gray d. Orange and red
19. What kind of liquor does Faber give Montag before he flees to the country? a. Whiskey b. Vodka c. Rum d. Gin
20. What is the period of time the novel covers?
a. About two months b. About a year c. Three days d. A little over three weeks 21. What does Granger’s group do before heading for the city after the bombing? a. Eat breakfast b. Pray c. Burn their books d. Hold hands
22. What does Montag follow to reach the Book People in the country? a. The river and the railroad tracks b. The river and the highway c. The river and the cowpath d. The artery tunnel and the highway
23. What happens to the old woman whose house is burned by the firemen? a. She refuses to leave and dies in the fire. b. She is taken to a mental institution. c. She is put in jail. d. She disappears mysteriously.
24. In what city did Montag meet Mildred?
a. The unspecified city in which the novel is set b. New York c. Philadelphia d. Chicago
