Fahrenheit 451
1. What is the significance of the
title Fahrenheit 451? ?
It is the temperature at which an EasyBake oven self- destructs
It is the temperature at which paper ignites
and burns
It is the temperature at which germanium
melts
It is the maximum temperature of most
ovens
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2. According to mythology, what is
the salamander’s relation to fire?
It is delicious roasted in it
It hates it
It eats it
It lives in it
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3. How many times can the phoenix
be reborn from its ashes?
An unlimited number
Nine
Three
One
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4. Which of Clarisse’s relatives
influenced her the most?
Her grandfather
Her uncle
Her father
Her mother
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5. What was the occupation of
Granger’s grandfather?
Senator
Racecar driver
Sculptor
Fireman
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6. Which of the following
Shakespeare tragedies does Beatty
quote immediately before his death?
Othello
Julius Caesar
Macbeth
Hamlet
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7. Which of the following books of the
Bible does Faber read to Montag over
the radio?
Deuteronomy
Revelations
Ecclesiastes
The Book of Job
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8. What are the earplug radios in the
novel called?
Whistlers
Seashells
Flutes
White Clowns
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9. What animal metaphor does Montag use
to describe the stomach pump and bloodreplacement machine used on Mildred?
Hound
Fish
Snake
Salamander
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10. Which woman cries when
Montag reads poetry?
Mildred
Clarisse
Mrs. Bowles
Mrs. Phelps
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11. What is Clarisse’s last name?
Faber
McClellan
Phelps
Granger
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12. How does Mildred claim Clarisse
is killed?
By the Hound
By a drug overdose
By a car
In a fire
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13. How many legs does the Hound
have?
Eight
Six
Four
Three
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14. Which drug does the Hound inject
into Montag?
Codeine
Procaine
Morphine
Psilocybin
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15. What is the name of the
toothpaste advertised on the
subway?
Crain’s Crest
Finchman’s Fluoride Wonder
Abel’s AquaFresh
Denham’s Dentifrice
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16. In whose home does Montag
plant books?
Stoneman’s
Black’s
Beatty’s
McClellan’s
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17. What position did Faber hold before
he retired?
Printer
Librarian
Professor of English
Professor of history
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18. Which poem does Montag read
to Mildred and her friends?
“The Flea”
“Dover Beach”
“Ode on a Grecian Urn”
“The Lovesong of J. Alfred
Prufrock”
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19. What colors are the firemen’s
uniforms?
Orange and red
Yellow and gray
Blue and red
Black and orange
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20. What kind of liquor does Faber give
Montag before he flees to the country?
Vodka
Whiskey
Rum
Gin
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21. How long a time period does the
novel cover?
About two months
About a year
A little over three weeks
Three days
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22. What does Granger’s group do before
heading for the city after the bombing?
Eat breakfast
Pray
Burn their books
Hold hands
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23. What does Montag follow to reach
the Book People in the country?
The artery tunnel and the
highway
The river and the cowpath
The river and the railroad tracks
The river and the highway
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24. What happens to the old woman
whose house is burned by the firemen?
She is taken to a mental institution
She refuses to leave and dies in the fire
She is put in jail
She disappears mysteriously
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25. In what city did Montag meet Mildred?
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
The unspecified city in which the novel is set
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