SparkNotes: Fahrenheit 451: Quiz

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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

(D) It is the temperature at which an Easy-Bake oven self- destructs

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

(A) It lives in it

(B) It eats it

(D) It is delicious roasted in it

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

(A) One

(B) Three

(D) An unlimited number

4. Which of Clarisse’s relatives influenced her the most?

(A) Her mother

(B) Her father

(D) Her grandfather

5. What was the occupation of Granger’s grandfather?

(A) Fireman

(B) Sculptor

(D) Senator

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

(A) Hamlet

(B) Macbeth

(D) Julius Caesar

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

(A) Ecclesiastes

(B) The Book of Job

(D) Deuteronomy

8. What are the earplug radios in the novel called?

(A) Seashells

(B) Whistlers

(D) White Clowns

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

(A) Hound

(B) Fish

(D) Snake

10. Which woman cries when Montag reads poetry?

(A) Mildred

(B) Clarisse

(D) Mrs. Bowles

11. What is Clarisse’s last name?

(A) McClellan

(B) Faber

(D) Granger

12. How does Mildred claim Clarisse is killed?

(A) In a fire

(B) By a car

(D) By the Hound

13. How many legs does the Hound have?

(A) Eight

(B) Six

(D) Three

14. Which drug does the Hound inject into Montag?

(A) Codeine

(B) Procaine

(D) Psilocybin

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

(A) Crain’s Crest

(B) Finchman’s Fluoride Wonder

(D) Denham’s Dentifrice

16. In whose home does Montag plant books?

(A) Black’s

(B) Stoneman’s

(D) McClellan’s

17. What position did Faber hold before he retired?

(A) Printer

(B) Librarian

(D) Professor of English

18. Which poem does Montag read to Mildred and her friends?

(A) “The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock”

(B) “Ode on a Grecian Urn”

(D) “The Flea”

19. What colors are the firemen’s uniforms?

(A) Blue and red

(B) Black and orange

(D) Orange and red

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

(A) Whiskey

(B) Vodka

(D) Gin

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

(A) About two months

(B) About a year

(D) A little over three weeks

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

(A) Eat breakfast

(B) Pray

(D) Hold hands

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

(D) The artery tunnel and the highway

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

(D) She disappears mysteriously

25. In what city did Montag meet Mildred?

(A) The unspecified city in which the novel is set

(B) New York

(D) Chicago