Fahrenheit 451

What is the significance of the title Fahrenheit 451?

• the author's favorite number
• the temperature that paper burns
• a mythological allusion to the year 451 B.C.
• the temperature that kills humans

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

According to mythology, what is the salamander's relation to fire?

• it lives in it
• it eats it
• it hates it
• it is delicious when roasted at 451 degrees

Which character represents fire in a positive manner?

• Guy Montag
• Clarisse
• Mildred
• Clarisse's uncle

How is fire represented in a positive manner?

• By a flickering candle light
• By the warming of Montag's food 
• To heat the homes in the cold society of Fahrenheit 451
• By burning symphonies of books

What does Mildred overdose on?

• Alcohol
• Prozac
• Sleeping Pills
• Pain Pills

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.W.8.9A

Which aspects of nature are emphasized when Clarisse is present in the scene?

• Wind
• Rain
• Leaves
• All of the above

How many wall-TVs do Montag and his wife have?

• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Which character is mostly influenced by technology?

• Guy
• Clarisse
• Mildred
• Clarisses' uncle

Who is one of Clarisse's greatest influences?

• her mother
• her father
• her uncle
• her aunt

Which new character is introduced on p. 28?

• Mechanical Spider
• Mechanical Hound
• Captain Beatty
• Faber