Fahrenheit 451 Midterm

Montag meets granger and friends. They know each other by another name which is…?

 Names of books they’ve memorized

Who is the author of Fahrenheit 451?

Ray Bradbury

Faber’s former profession was…

Professor

Who cries when montag reads from his hidden books?

Mrs. Phelps

Who was the final person to turn in montag?

Mildred

Montag hides books at this persons house…

Black

This person is the leader of the book people….

Granger

What question does clarisse ask montag that bothers him the MOST?

Are you happy?

Beatty’s main purpose in the novel is….

Represent an enemy of free thought

Fabers main purpose in the plot is….

To reassure montag that his ideas on need for change are ok

What was the destination of the alarm on the night montag returned to work at the firehouse?

Montag’s home

Where does montag go after he kills beatty?

Faber’s home

Montag hides the book ____ but it’s found by ___________

under his pillow, mildred

Throughout part one, bradbury compares books to….

birds

When montag escapes what does he see on his path to safety?

Railroad tracks

What literature did montag preserve?

Book of Ecclesiastes 

What is the fireman's symbol?

salamander

Motag keeps in contact with faber using a ……

green bullet

People in montag's time lived in pursuit of..

Thrills

Montag doesn't return to work after….

they burn the old woman

When montag tells his wife of her near suicide, she…

denies it

___ are a symbol of danger, lost freedoms, and sources of sorrow. 

books

___ is a symbol of destruction, ignorance, and cleansing from a previous life

fire

The mechanical hound is a symbol of….

Threat of technology

The parlor walls symbolize…

mind-numbing technology 

The sand and the sieve symbolize…

events and one’s memory

___ symbolizes light of truth

Clarisse

Who said: “All we want to do is keep the knowledge we think we will need intact and safe.”

Granger

Who said: “My family is real, they talk to me”

Mildred

Who said: “I’m still crazy. The rain feels good. I love to walk in it… rain even tastes good.

Clarisse

who said: “Its not the books you need; its some of the things that were once in books.”

Faber

who said: “Why, we’ve stopped in front of my house”.

Montag

who said: “Pete said, if i get killed off, you just go right ahead and don’t cry, but get married again”

mrs phelps

who said: “Well, montag…i’ve read a few books in my time…and books say nothing.”

beatty

who said: “What a shame…you’re not in love with anyone.”

clarisse

who said: “We’re book burners too. We read the books and burnt them, afraid they’re found”.

granger

_____ is a recurring symbol throughout a story.

motif

This type of character changes throughout a story…

dynamic

Where did bradbury write fahrenheit 451?

UCLA library basement

How long did it take for bradbury to write the novel?

9 days

A ____ society restricts freedoms and freedom of thought, uses propaganda to control citizens, and citizens perceived to be under surveillance

dystopian

A dystopian protagonist _(does/does not)___ believe the government serves its citizens well

does not

______ of the book are censorship, technology, and ignorance

themes