Professions and Figures Quiz
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Which character in the text offers to read to Montag so he can remember while he's sleeping?

  • Montag
  • Someone else (correct)
  • The Book of Job
  • The moon

What does Montag say he doesn't want to do?

  • Be told what to do (correct)
  • Change sides
  • Hold on to someone's arm
  • Travel blind

How many hours does Montag say he goes to bed each night?

  • 2
  • 4
  • 3
  • 5 (correct)

What does Montag ask the character to read to him?

<p>The Book of Job (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the character offer Montag to hold on to?

<p>An arm (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who does Montag ask for help with the Fire Captain?

<p>The old man (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the old man give Montag to put in his ear?

<p>A bullet (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the object in Montag's ear allow him to do?

<p>Hear the firemen's world (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the old man compare himself to?

<p>A queen bee (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Montag give the old man before leaving?

<p>A Bible (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Faber, what is missing in the lives of the people in the story?

<p>Quality information (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Faber say is the definition of quality?

<p>Telling detail (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Faber compare the comfortable people to?

<p>Wax moon faces (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Faber say about books and their portrayal of life?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Faber, where can the same things that were in books be found today?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what is the third necessary thing for books to be worth while?

<p>The right to carry out actions based on what we learn (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what does Montag suggest they do with the extra copies of books if they find them worth while?

<p>Hide them in firemen's houses (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what does Faber say about guaranteeing the success of their plan?

<p>He can't guarantee anything (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what does Faber compare books to?

<p>Caesar's praetorian guard (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what does Faber say about looking to be saved?

<p>Don't look to be saved in any one thing (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is the only person Montag knows that might help him?

<p>Faber (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Faber do when he sees the book under Montag's arm?

<p>He looks relieved (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why does Montag steal the book?

<p>To learn from it (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Faber say to Montag when he is given the book?

<p>You're brave (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Faber ask Montag after receiving the book?

<p>May I read it? (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, why did the public stop reading of its own accord?

<p>The public lost interest in reading (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who does Montag want to say something to?

<p>The Captain (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Montag do to the book in the text?

<p>He tears out the pages (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Faber suggest they do with the unemployed printer?

<p>Start printing books (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, why did the government circulate fire-eaters?

<p>To discourage reading (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Faber, why does he believe books are not the solution to Montag's problems?

<p>Books alone are not enough to bring about change and understanding (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Faber mean by 'quality' in relation to books?

<p>The texture and depth of information conveyed in books (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Faber's fear and fragility highlight?

<p>The oppressive nature of the society in Fahrenheit 451 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Faber believe is needed to solve the larger problems of society?

<p>Dismantling and rebuilding the underlying values and structures of their culture (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why does Montag tear pages from the book?

<p>To rebel against the system that has indoctrinated him (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Faber initially fear when Montag proposes his plan?

<p>Being captured or killed (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Montag allude to when he references the phrase 'Denham's Dentifrice; they toil not, neither do they spin'?

<p>A biblical passage about the futility of excessive materialism (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the Seashell radio contribute to the resistance against the oppressive society?

<p>It allows Faber to listen to and analyze the firemen's world (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the mention of the war in the passage symbolize?

<p>Impending danger and uncertainty (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Montag's question about working things out on his own reveal about his character?

<p>His growing desire for autonomy and independent thinking (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the whispering of the Book of Job symbolize in the passage?

<p>The power and influence of literature and ideas (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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