| Guy Montag | The protagonist of the story who is a fireman for ten years until he reads his first book. This person must leave his community in order to save his life. |
| Mildred Montag | Montag’s wife’s friend who has been married several times and her children hate her. She does not cry during Montag’s poetry reading but is furious at his action. |
| Clarissa McClean | A young girl Montag meets on the street. His conversation with her changes his perspective on life forever. |
| Mechanical Hound | A dog-like machine designed to hunt down and kill any criminals using a chemical pheromone detector in his mouth. Montag fears someone has put his DNA code in this machine’s system. |
| Mrs. Bowels | Montag’s wife’s friend who has been married several times and her children hate her. She does not cry during Montag’s poetry reading but is furious at his action. |
| Beatty | Captain of the Fire Department who warns Montag to burn the books he has been reading so he is not arrested. |
| Professor Faber | A retired English teacher who Montag meets on a park bench and later becomes his pupil. This person gives Montag an earpiece he created, but admits he is a coward. |
| Mrs. Phelps | Montag’s wife’s friend whose third husband is sent to war and cries when Montag reads a poem aloud. |
| Stoneman and Black | Montag’s work companions who curiously have the same physical characteristics as Montag and Captain Beatty. |
| Granger | The leader of the “Book People” Montag meets at the end of the novel. This person has created a hobo gang of intellectuals committed to preserving literature through photographic memory and oral recitation. |
| Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451 is part of what sub-genre of literature? | dystopian fiction |
| What was Fahrenheit 451 originally written as? | A 25,000 word novella entitled ‘The Fireman’ |
| What was the job of the fireman in ‘Fahrenheit 451’? | To burn books |
| What sociological conflict is addressed in ‘Fahrenheit 451’? | Man versus society |
| Why did Ray Bradbury entitle his novel ‘Fahrenheit 451’? | Because this is the temperature at which books burn |
| What poem does Montag read to Mildred and her friends? | ‘Dover Beach’ by Matthew Arnold |
| What book does Montag bring to Professor Faber’s house? | The Bible |
| Why is Guy Montag’s occupation as a fireman ironic? | He burns books |
| According to the rule book, when did book burning begin? | Benjamin Franklin was the first fireman |
| What natural force helps Montag in his escape? | The river |
| What book does Montag commit to memory? | The Book of Ecclesiastes |
| What metaphor describes Montag’s bedroom? | a prison |
| Who does Clarissa McClean live with? | Her uncle |
| How does Captain Beatty describe books? | A waste of time and filled with contradiction |
| Who betrays Montqg to the authorities? | His wife |
| How does Professor Faber communicate with Montag? | Through an electronic earpiece |
| Where does Montag hide his books? | Behind the air vent |
| What does Mildred call the actors in her television show? | The family |
| How many walls in Montag’s house are covered with a television screen? | Three |
| The ‘Book Keepers’ are a group of what? | Homeless intellectuals |
Fahrenheit 451 Test Review
February 8, 2020