Fahrenheit 451 Part One Flashcard

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What is the significance of the title 'Fahrenheit 451'?

Back

It is the temperature at which paper ignites and burns.

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What do the firemen do if one of their own 'accidentally' steals a book?

Back

They allow it to be kept for 24 hours and then they come and burn it.

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What are parlor walls in 'Fahrenheit 451'?

Back

They are a kind of surround television with which the audience could interact.

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What does the emblem on the firemen's suit symbolize?

Back

The phoenix symbolizes the ability to survive fires.

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What is the atmosphere of Montag's room at the beginning of the book?

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It is described as a tomb-world, complete darkness, and mausoleum, but not sunlight.

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How does the society in 'Fahrenheit 451' view books?

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Books are banned and considered dangerous to society.

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What role do firemen play in the society of 'Fahrenheit 451'?

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Firemen burn books and enforce the law against reading.

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What is the main conflict in 'Fahrenheit 451'?

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The conflict between individual thought and societal conformity.

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Who is Montag's wife and what is her relationship with technology?

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Mildred is Montag's wife, and she is obsessed with technology, particularly the parlor walls.

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What does Montag begin to question throughout the story?

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Montag begins to question the value of his society's anti-book stance and his own happiness.