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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.
(B) It is the temperature at which paper ignites and burns.
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.
(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
(B) An unlimited number
Which of Clarisse’s relatives influenced her the most?
(A) Her mother
(B) Her uncle
(C) Her grandfather
(D) Her father
(B) Her uncle
What was the occupation of Granger’s grandfather?
(A) Sculptor
(B) Racecar driver
(C) Fireman
(D) Senator
(A) Sculptor
Which of the following Shakespeare tragedies does Beatty quote immediately before his death?
(A) Hamlet
(B) Othello
(C) Julius Caesar
(D) Macbeth
(C) Julius Caesar
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
(D) The Book of Job
What are the earplug radios in the novel called?
(A) Flutes
(B) Seashells
(C) Whistlers
(D) White Clowns
(B) Seashells
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
(A) Snake
Which woman cries when Montag reads poetry?
(A) Mrs. Bowles
(B) Mildred
(C) Mrs. Phelps
(D) Clarisse
(C) Mrs. Phelps
What is Clarisse’s last name?
(A) McClellan
(B) Faber
(C) Granger
(D) Phelps
(A) McClellan
How does Mildred claim Clarisse is killed?
(A) By a car
(B) By a drug overdose
(C) By the Hound
(D) In a fire
(A) By a car
How many legs does the Hound have?
(A) Six
(B) Three
(C) Four
(D) Eight
(D) Eight
Which drug does the Hound inject into Montag?
(A) Codeine
(B) Morphine
(C) Procaine
(D) Psilocybin
(C) Procaine
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
(B) Denham’s Dentifrice
In whose home does Montag plant books?
(A) Stoneman’s
(B) Black’s
(C) Beatty’s
(D) McClellan’s
(B) Black’s
What position did Faber hold before he retired?
(A) Librarian
(B) Printer
(C) Professor of English
(D) Professor of history
(C) Professor of English
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”
(A) “Dover Beach”
What colors are the firemen’s uniforms?
(A) Orange and red
(B) Yellow and gray
(C) Black and orange
(D) Blue and red
(C) Black and orange
What kind of liquor does Faber give Montag before he flees to the country?
(A) Gin
(B) Rum
(C) Whiskey
(D) Vodka
(C) Whiskey
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
(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
(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
A) The river and the railroad tracks
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.
(B) She refuses to leave and dies in the fire.
In what city did Montag meet Mildred?
(A) Chicago
(B) Philadelphia
(C) New York
(D) The unspecified city in which the novel is set
(A) Chicago
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SparkNotes Fahrenheit 451 Quiz
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SparkNotes quiz for Farhenheit 451
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