Fahrenheit 451
Test your knowledge with 45 questions across 3 challenge tiers
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Firemen
In this dystopia firemen start fires to burn books rather than extinguishing them
Guy Montag is a fireman whose job is to burn books and the houses containing them
The Mechanical Hound
A robotic dog used to hunt and kill fugitives with lethal injection
The Hound pursues Montag after his escape tracking him by scent
Parlor Walls
Giant television screens covering entire walls providing constant entertainment
Mildred is addicted to her parlor walls calling the characters her family
Seashells
Small radio earbuds that people wear constantly filling their minds with programming
Mildred sleeps with seashells in her ears avoiding silence and thought
Book People
The group of intellectuals who memorize books to preserve them after burning
Montag joins the book people who each become a living book
Clarisse McClellan
The young neighbor whose curiosity and love of nature awakens Montags questioning
Clarisse asks Montag if he is happy forcing him to examine his life
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TIER 1 • READER BADGE
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TIER 2 • SCHOLAR BADGE
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TIER 3 • MASTER BADGE
