QUIZ:Fahrenheit 451 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.
1 C

2. According to mythology, what is the salamanders relation to fire? (A) It lives in it. (B) It eats it. (C) It hates it. (D) It is delicious roasted in it.
2 A

3. How many times can the phoenix be reborn from its ashes? (A) One (B) Three (C) Nine (D) An unlimited number
3 D

4. Which of Clarisses relatives influenced her the most? (A) Her mother (B) Her father (C) Her uncle (D) Her grandfather
4 C

5. What was the occupation of Grangers grandfather? (A) Fireman (B) Sculptor (C) Racecar driver (D) Senator
5 B

6. Which of the following Shakespeare tragedies does Beatty quote immediately before his death? (A) Hamlet (B) Macbeth (C) Othello (D) Julius Caesar
6 D

7. 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 B

8. What are the earplug radios in the novel called? (A) Seashells (B) Whistlers (C) Flutes (D) White Clowns
8 A

9. What animal metaphor does Montag use to describe the stomach pump and bloodreplacement machine used on Mildred? (A) Hound (B) Fish (C) Salamander (D) Snake
9 D

10. Which woman cries when Montag reads poetry? (A) Mildred (B) Clarisse (C) Mrs. Phelps (D) Mrs. Bowles
10 C

11. What is Clarisses last name? (A) McClellan (B) Faber (C) Phelps (D) Granger
11 A

12. 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 B

13. How many legs does the Hound have? (A) Eight (B) Six (C) Four (D) Three
13 A

14. Which drug does the Hound inject into Montag? (A) Codeine (B) Procaine (C) Morphine (D) Psilocybin
14 B

15. What is the name of the toothpaste advertised on the subway? (A) Crains Crest (B) Finchmans Fluoride Wonder (C) Abels AquaFresh (D) Denhams Dentifrice
15 D

16. In whose home does Montag plant books? (A) Blacks (B) Stonemans (C) Beattys (D) McClellans
16 A

17. What position did Faber hold before he retired?

(A) Printer (B) Librarian (C) Professor of history (D) Professor of English
17 D

18. 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 C

19. What colors are the firemens uniforms? (A) Blue and red (B) Black and orange (C) Yellow and gray (D) Orange and red
19 B

20. What kind of liquor does Faber give Montag before he flees to the country? (A) Whiskey (B) Vodka (C) Rum (D) Gin
20 A

21. How long a time period does the novel cover?

(A) About two months (B) About a year (C) Three days (D) A little over three weeks
21 D

22. What does Grangers group do before heading for the city after the bombing? (A) Eat breakfast (B) Pray (C) Burn their books (D) Hold hands
22 A

23. 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 A

24. 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 A

25. In what city did Montag meet Mildred?

(A) The unspecified city in which the novel is set (B) New York (C) Philadelphia (D) Chicago

Homework: Choose TWO questions and write a brief explanation. 1. How does Faber define the value of books? Does his definition of quality apply to media other than printed books? Do you think his definitions are accurate or not? Explain. 2. Discuss Montags relationship with Mildred. Is this a typical marital relationship in their culture? Discuss the role of family in the characters lives, particularly in relation to the TV parlor families and their nature and function. 3. Describe Clarisses effect on Montag and her function in the novel. How and why does she change him? Why does she vanish from the novel? 4. Discuss the use of quotations from literature in Fahrenheit 451. Which works are quoted and to what effect? Pay specific attention to Dover Beach, the Bible, and quotes from Shakespeare.