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Burning Bright Trivia Quiz

This is a general knowledge quiz on "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury.

A multiple-choice quiz by towman931. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
towman931

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
155,271

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
957

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. How long has Montag been a fireman at the start of the book? Hint

6 years

He is a rookie, this is his first year

15 years

10 years

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Question 2 of 15

2. What is Montag's wife's name (in the book, not the movie)? Hint

Linda

Mildred

Gloria

Clara

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Question 3 of 15

3. What is Montag's first name? Hint

Guy

Larry

Bud

Pete

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Question 4 of 15

4. What is the Fire Engine called? Hint

The Phoenix

The Rig

The Snake

The Salamander

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Question 5 of 15

5. Which one of the following men was not a fireman in Montag's Fire Company? Hint

Beatty

Black

Stoneman

Granger

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Question 6 of 15

6. What did the chemical Montag was given by Granger make Montag smell like? Hint

A skunk

A dog

The Fire Chief

A bobcat

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Question 7 of 15

7. Faber does not have a television.

True

False

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Question 8 of 15

8. What was Montag's annual salary as a fireman? Hint

$12,000

$2,000

$3,000

$6,000

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Question 9 of 15

9. According to the Fireman's Handbook, who was the first fireman? Hint

Benjamin Franklin

George Washington

Sen. Eugene McCarthy

Queen Victoria

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Question 10 of 15

10. How many atomic wars has the U.S. started and won since 1990, according to the book? Hint

None, atomic weapons were eliminated in 1985

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Question 11 of 15

11. What was the magazine article the novel was based on called? Hint

The Fireman

The Arson Squad

The Fire Department

The Keepers of the Flame

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Question 12 of 15

12. What book does Montag have, which Faber wants? Hint

The Bible

The Fireman's Handbook (with all the classified information)

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

Plato's Republic

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Question 13 of 15

13. How does Montag kill Beatty? Hint

With the flamethrower

Makes the Mechanical Hound attack him

Runs him over with the Salamander

Shoots him

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Question 14 of 15

14. Which one of these is a television show Mildred watches? Hint

The White Clown

Circus Maximus

The Court Jester

The Gray Ghost

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Question 15 of 15

15. Beatty burned the book that Montag turned in to him.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How long has Montag been a fireman at the start of the book?

Answer: 10 years

"...since I was 20, ten years ago."

2. What is Montag's wife's name (in the book, not the movie)?

Answer: Mildred

A bit of a trick question, Linda was the name of Montag's wife in the 1966 movie (they thought Mildred was too old-fashioned!)

3. What is Montag's first name?

Answer: Guy

In his afterword, Ray Bradbury says he got the name Montag from a brand of paper.

4. What is the Fire Engine called?

Answer: The Salamander

I don't know if this is where it came from, but the torpedo-like kerosene heaters are commonly called salamanders.

5. Which one of the following men was not a fireman in Montag's Fire Company?

Answer: Granger

Granger was one of the group Montag met in the woods, Beatty was the captain, Stoneman was mentioned as driving the fire engine, and Black and Montag made up the rest of the crew.

6. What did the chemical Montag was given by Granger make Montag smell like?

Answer: A bobcat

Better to stink than let the hound get him.

7. Faber does not have a television.

Answer: False

He has one, just a small one, unlike the wall units Mildred has.

8. What was Montag's annual salary as a fireman?

Answer: $6,000

He mentions that a wall TV costs $2,000, which is 1/3 of his annual pay.

9. According to the Fireman's Handbook, who was the first fireman?

Answer: Benjamin Franklin

Although he founded the first fire company in the United States, I don't think he burned books.

10. How many atomic wars has the U.S. started and won since 1990, according to the book?

Answer: 2

In a book about censorship,imagine how suprised I was to find in a new edition, 1990 was changed to 2020! Is this the beginning?

11. What was the magazine article the novel was based on called?

Answer: The Fireman

Published in "Galaxie Science Fiction", in 1950.

12. What book does Montag have, which Faber wants?

Answer: The Bible

He becomes quite distraught when Montag starts tearing it up.

13. How does Montag kill Beatty?

Answer: With the flamethrower

He teased Montag until he snapped.

14. Which one of these is a television show Mildred watches?

Answer: The White Clown

The clowns chop each other to pieces, which seems to be very amusing to the audience.

15. Beatty burned the book that Montag turned in to him.

Answer: True

He threw it in the trashcan and then burned it there.

Source: Author towman931

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