SparkNotes Fahrenheit 451 Quiz

What is the significance of the title Fahrenheit 451?

(A) It is the temperature at which germanium melts.
(B) It is the temperature at which paper ignites and burns.
(C) It is the maximum temperature of most ovens.
(D) It is the temperature at which an Easy-Bake oven self-destructs.

According to mythology, what is the salamander’s relation to fire?

(A) It hates it.
(B) It is delicious roasted in it.
(C) It eats it.
(D) It lives in it.

How many times can the phoenix be reborn from its ashes?

(A) Three
(B) One
(C) An unlimited number
(D) Nine

Which of Clarisse’s relatives influenced her the most?

(A) Her mother
(B) Her grandfather
(C) Her father
(D) Her uncle

What was the occupation of Granger’s grandfather?

(A) Racecar driver
(B) Sculptor
(C) Senator
(D) Fireman

Which of the following Shakespeare tragedies does Beatty quote immediately before his death?

(A) Julius Caesar
(B) Macbeth
(C) Othello
(D) Hamlet

Which of the following books of the Bible does Faber read to Montag over the radio?

(A) Deuteronomy
(B) Revelations
(C) Ecclesiastes
(D) The Book of Job

What are the earplug radios in the novel called?

(A) Seashells
(B) Flutes
(C) Whistlers
(D) White Clowns

What animal metaphor does Montag use to describe the stomach pump and blood-replacement machine used on Mildred?

(A) Snake
(B) Salamander
(C) Fish
(D) Hound

Which woman cries when Montag reads poetry?

(A) Mildred
(B) Mrs. Bowles
(C) Clarisse
(D) Mrs. Phelps

What is Clarisse’s last name?

(A) McClellan
(B) Granger
(C) Phelps
(D) Faber

How does Mildred claim Clarisse is killed?

(A) By the Hound
(B) In a fire
(C) By a drug overdose
(D) By a car

How many legs does the Hound have?

(A) Eight
(B) Six
(C) Four
(D) Three

Which drug does the Hound inject into Montag?

(A) Procaine
(B) Morphine
(C) Codeine
(D) Psilocybin

What is the name of the toothpaste advertised on the subway?

(A) Crain’s Crest
(B) Finchman’s Fluoride Wonder
(C) Denham’s Dentifrice
(D) Abel’s AquaFresh

In whose home does Montag plant books?

(A) Beatty’s
(B) Black’s
(C) Stoneman’s
(D) McClellan’s

What position did Faber hold before he retired?

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

Which poem does Montag read to Mildred and her friends?

(A) “The Flea”
(B) “Dover Beach”
(C) “The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock”
(D) “Ode on a Grecian Urn”

What colors are the firemen’s uniforms?

(A) Orange and red
(B) Yellow and gray
(C) Blue and red
(D) Black and orange

What kind of liquor does Faber give Montag before he flees to the country?

(A) Gin
(B) Vodka
(C) Rum
(D) Whiskey

How long a time period does the novel cover?

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

What does Granger’s group do before heading for the city after the bombing?

(A) Hold hands
(B) Eat breakfast
(C) Burn their books
(D) Pray

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

What happens to the old woman whose house is burned by the firemen?

(A) She is put in jail.
(B) She refuses to leave and dies in the fire.
(C) She disappears mysteriously.
(D) She is taken to a mental institution.

In what city did Montag meet Mildred?

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