Farenheit 451 Flashcards

1
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“Are you happy?” Which character asks this question? Who do they ask?

A

Clarisse asks Montag

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2
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Why is the book called Fahrenheit 451?

A

It is the temperature at which books burn

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3
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When Montag first returns home, what does he see?

A

He sees that Mildred is lying dead on the bed

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4
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Who comes to visit Montag while he’s sick?

A

Beatty

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5
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Which book of the Bible must Montag memorize?

A

Ecclesiastes

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Who are Mildred’s cousins, aunts, and uncles?

A

The characters she watches on the television

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What animal is the machine that pumps Mildred’s stomach compared to?

A

A snake

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What emblem on the firemen’s suits symbolizes their ability to survive fire?

A

A salamander

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9
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Which character loves her TV family more than her own family?

A

Mildred

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10
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Which character considers themselves a coward? Why?

A

Faber, he says he saw the way things were going a long time back yet did nothing

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How do the firemen know which houses to go to?

A

Other people inform them by calling in an alarm

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Which character talks at length about what they know about history, technology, education, and the inner workings of society? Why is this paradoxical?

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Beatty, he continues to uphold the laws of society by burning books to take away knowledge, yet seems to have a lot of knowledge himself

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At what point does Montag worry that Beatty knows he stole a book?

A

When making a sick call to Montag’s home, Beatty tells Montag that at some point every fireman becomes curious and steals a book

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What are the earplug radios called? What do they symbolize?

A

Seashells, they symbolize total government control

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15
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What did Faber do for a living before he retired?

A

He was an English professor

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16
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Why does Montag pity the Mechanical Hound?

A

It only does what it is programmed to do, it has no thoughts of its own

17
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What does Montag stash behind the ventilator in his home?

18
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Who calls in the alarm to Montag’s house?

19
Q

What do the police do when they can’t find Montag?

A

They identify another man as Montag and have him killed

20
Q

How did Clarisse die? How does Mildred say she died?

A

Mildred claims that Clarisse was hit by a car, the family moved away four days prior

21
Q

How is the city destroyed?

A

A bomb destroys everything

22
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What does the phoenix symbolize?

23
Q

What are some paradoxes in this book? What makes them such?

A

Mildred: alive, but not alive
Montag: in control, but out of control

24
Q

Is Ray Bradbury for or against censorship? Why?

A

Against, he believes censorship hinders knowledge

25
What effect does Clarisse have on Montag? What function does she serve in the novel?
Clarisse causes Montag to question everything he believed to be true, including his own happiness, and incites the plot
26
How does Montag view his job at the beginning of the book? How has this changed by the end?
In the beginning he says, "it was a pleasure to burn", but by the end of the book he has realized the value books and knowledge hold