Fahrenheit 451 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Fahrenheit 451
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Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Who is the author of Fahrenheit 451? - CORRECT ANSWER- Ray Bradbury
Where and when is the story set? - CORRECT ANSWER- America (unknown city);
Unspecified (Somewhere in the future. Either the 24th century or the 21st century)
In wha...
Fahrenheit 451 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Who is the author of Fahrenheit 451? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Ray Bradbury
Where and when is the story set? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔America (unknown city);
Unspecified (Somewhere in the future. Either the 24th century or the 21st century)
In what century does the story take place? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔21st or 24th
What is the significance of the title Fahrenheit 451? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔It is the
temperature at which paper ignites and burns.
Which mythical creature is Montag's uniform brandished with? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Salamander
How many times can the phoenix be reborn from its ashes? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Unlimited
What does a hearth usually represent? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The home
According to mythology, what is the salamander's relation to fire? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔It lives in it.
Who is Guy Montag? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Guy Montag is the protagonist
What is Montag's job? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Fireman
In this society, what is the role of a fireman? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Firemen burn the
books found in homes, which is illegal. They also burn down the homes.
, What color are the firemen's uniforms? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Black and orange
In the opening page of the novel, how does Montag feel about his role as a fireman? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Montag feels powerful and confident with being a fireman.
Why did Montag decide to become a fireman? How long has Montag been a fireman? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔His father and grandfather were also firemen; 10 years
How much have books been shortened to? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A single page or
shorter
Why do children start kindergarten very early? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Their parents
cannot teach them how to think.
Who is Clarisse McClellan? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A 17 year-old girl Montag sees at
night as he is walking home from work.
Why does society consider Clarisse "anti-social"? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Society
considers Clarisse "anti-social" because she thinks differently and doesn't speak of the
"normal" things in their society.
According to Clarisse, if you were to show a jet car driver a green blur, what would he think
that was? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Grass
What happened to Clarisse's uncle when he drove forty miles an hour on a highway? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔He was jailed for two days.
According to Clarisse, how is Montag "not like the others"? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔When she talks, he looks at her and actually listens. The other firemen would not do that.
What is so unsettling to Montag about his conversation with Clarisse? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Clarisse asks Montag if he knew about firemen putting out fires in the past.
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