Fahrenheit 451 Questions

Fahrenheit 451: 1-31

Introduction In which we get introduced to Montag, a different sort of
fireman. This world is a dystopia or a perfectly awful world.
Think about how these people create and keep power.
Questions

1. What is Montag doing at the beginning of the novel?

How does he feel about his job?

"He strode in a swarm of fireflies" What are the "fireflies"?

2. Who does he meet walking?

How does she react to Montag?

3. What doesn't Montag think about?

What lies has he been taught?

How has the girl upset him (think)

4. Was Montag happy?

What does he compare his happiness to?

5. To what is his bedroom compared?

What has Montag discovered his wife has done?

6. How do they fix his wife?

What is the attitude they take?

What is the attitude his wife takes during the next day?

7. How is the family next door different?

Why might they be different?

Why does society consider Clarisse anti-social?

8. What does the Mechanical Hound do?

What games do they play with it?

Why is it important that it rouses itself at Montag?

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Fahrenheit 451: 32-52

Introduction In which Montag runs into a stubborn woman who
knows all about British martyrs.
Questions

1. How does the woman act when they come for her
books?

Why might her neighbor turn her in?

Why doesn't he take the book? Why do his hands

do with it?

Why is it important that all the people run out of

their houses to see?

2. What doesn't Mildred remember?

Why doesn't she?

3. What are the TV programs like?

How are they similar to today’s TVs or other

technology?

4. What happened to Clarisse?

5. Why does Mildred want him to go to work?

6. What are the rules of this society? What must you do in

order to thrive?

7. Name three things that Beatty says that are true about
our world.

Fahrenheit 451: 52-68 – End of Part I

Introduction This section could be confusing, as Beatty gives a

lecture
Questions Answer the following questions thoroughly.

1. How were movies, pictures and TV the beginning

of "it all"?
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2. Why do people read less and play more?

Is this like our world in any way? How is it similar?

Different?

3. How do the minorities play a role in the dumbing

down of America?
4. "Magazines became a nice blend of vanilla
tapioca" Explain this in your own words.
5. What do schools turn out instead of intellectuals?
6. How do firemen "keep everyone happy."
7. How is the society set up to discourage
independent thought?
8. How can Guy get back in the good graces?
9. Why are there no front porches?
10.What is in the air conditioning vent?
11. Who's at the door?

12. Why do you think Beaty doesn’t just imprison

Montag?

Fahrenheit 451: 71-100

Introduction Montag gets the faith and begins to read.

1. Who's at the door?

2. Why is Mildred acting strangely?
3. What is the rest of the world like?

How is this similar to the world today?

4. Who is Faber?
5. Millie says that it will be either the books or her?
How so?
6. What is the sand? What is the sieve?

7. Why does Denhams Dentrifice drive him crazy?

8. How is Faber a coward?
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9. How do books have pores?

What are the three steps needed to use books?

10. Why are firemen barely needed anymore?

11.How does he get the professor to help him?

12. What does the professor give him?

13.Faber says that "Those who don't build, burn."
What does he mean? Apply it to our world.

Fahrenheit 451: 100-110 – End of Part II

Introduction Read the pages, imagine the scenes, listen to the
voices, question the text.
Questions

1. What doesn't Montag want to do?

Why must he trust Faber?

2. Why do they believe that it will be a quick war?

3. Why don't these women want children?

How does the women’s behavior help illustrate the

characteristics of the society?

4. Why is this conversation bound to end in chaos?

5. Why does Montag want to read poetry to them?
6. What poem does he read to them?
7. Why was she crying?

8.Why is Montag a fool?

9.Why is ignorance good?

10. Captain Beatty drove the Salamander to whose

house?

11. Beatty quotes Alexander Pope by saying “A little

learning is a dangerous thing.” Review Beatty’s argument.
How would you rebut his argument?

Fahrenheit 451: Burning Bright 113-165

Introduction We come racing to the end, chased by dogs.
Questions Answer the following questions thoughtfully.
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1. Who called in Montag’s house?

2. Why would Beatty make Montag burn his own house?

3. Why does Montag kill Beatty?

Did Beatty want to die?

4. Why would he be in danger crossing the boulevard?

Even if he weren't running, why would he be

suspicious?

5. Who tried to run him down?

Why? Why does this say about the society?

6. Why does he plant the book at Black's house?

7. How is Montag going to try an escape?

What will Faber need to do in order to avoid the

Hound?
Why would the police televise the Hound’s search for
Montag?

8. What type of society lives on the outskirts of town?

9. Many things in Fahrenheit 451 have come true. How
has this hound search come true?

Fahrenheit 451: To the End

Introduction All of these questions are thinking questions. None of the
answers should be obvious.
Questions

1. How does Montag feel when the bomb drops on his

city?

2. How are the books being saved?

3. How is what Montag starts to quote from at the end

of the novel significant?

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4. Does this novel end with hope? Explain.

5. If Bradbury were to look at our lives in Indianapolis,

what advice would he give us.