Farenheit 451 quiz notes Flashcards
a leading character in a story who, unlike traditional hero, lacks conventional heroic qualities such as idealism, courage and morality
Antihero
a sudden realization
epiphany
about a future that is bleak, dark and dreary
dystopic novel
behavior that obeys the accepted rules of a society or group and is the same as that of most people
conformity
communist
USSR
democratic
USA
government or political group using false or half true information to persuade people to believe with them
propaganda
something that contradicts itself but is true
paradox
the suppression of speech or deletion of communicative material which may be considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, or inconvenient to the government or media organizations as determined by a censor
censorship
without the ability to think about what were doing we’ll be led to do wrong
ignorance of knowledge
the novel is written during
cold war
which of the following is NOT a symbol found in Fahrenheit 451
hourglass
how does the government mentally and physically control people’s thoughts
by using technology
what new technology was broadcast for the first time in the 1950’s
television
what id the soviet union launch that made people in the US paranoid
sputnik
who launched a witch hunt against people that were communist
Joseph McCarthy
which literary conventions does Fahrenheit 451 follow to convey a message that an oppressive government is dangerous to society
science fiction
what literary prize did Bradbury win in 2004
Pulitzer Prize
sickly wife
Mildred
english professor
faber
name is also a paper company
Guy Montag
captain of the fire department
Beaty
17 year old outcast
clarisse
leader of the Book People
Granger
