Farenheit 451 quiz notes Flashcards

1
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a leading character in a story who, unlike traditional hero, lacks conventional heroic qualities such as idealism, courage and morality

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Antihero

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2
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a sudden realization

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epiphany

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3
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about a future that is bleak, dark and dreary

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dystopic novel

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4
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behavior that obeys the accepted rules of a society or group and is the same as that of most people

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conformity

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5
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communist

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USSR

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6
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democratic

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USA

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7
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government or political group using false or half true information to persuade people to believe with them

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propaganda

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8
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something that contradicts itself but is true

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paradox

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9
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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

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censorship

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10
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without the ability to think about what were doing we’ll be led to do wrong

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ignorance of knowledge

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11
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the novel is written during

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cold war

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12
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which of the following is NOT a symbol found in Fahrenheit 451

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hourglass

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13
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how does the government mentally and physically control people’s thoughts

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by using technology

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14
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what new technology was broadcast for the first time in the 1950’s

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television

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15
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what id the soviet union launch that made people in the US paranoid

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sputnik

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16
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who launched a witch hunt against people that were communist

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Joseph McCarthy

17
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which literary conventions does Fahrenheit 451 follow to convey a message that an oppressive government is dangerous to society

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science fiction

18
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what literary prize did Bradbury win in 2004

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Pulitzer Prize

19
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sickly wife

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Mildred

20
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english professor

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faber

21
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name is also a paper company

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Guy Montag

22
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captain of the fire department

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Beaty

23
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17 year old outcast

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clarisse

24
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leader of the Book People

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Granger