SparkNotes Fahrenheit 451 Quiz

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 paper ignites and burns.
(C) It is the temperature at which germanium melts.
(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 is delicious roasted in it.
(B) It eats it.
(C) It hates it.
(D) It lives in it.

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

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

Which of Clarisse’s relatives influenced her the most?

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

What was the occupation of Granger’s grandfather?

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

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

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

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) Flutes
(B) Seashells
(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) Hound
(D) Fish

Which woman cries when Montag reads poetry?

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

What is Clarisse’s last name?

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

How does Mildred claim Clarisse is killed?

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

How many legs does the Hound have?

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

Which drug does the Hound inject into Montag?

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

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

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

In whose home does Montag plant books?

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

What position did Faber hold before he retired?

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

Which poem does Montag read to Mildred and her friends?

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

What colors are the firemen’s uniforms?

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

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

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

How long a time period does the novel cover?

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

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

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

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

In what city did Montag meet Mildred?

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