Honors English Final

Question 1

What is the significance of the title, “Fahrenheit 451”?

Answer 1

It is at that temperature in which books burn

Question 1

Who is the author of Fahrenheit 451?

Answer 1

Ray Bradbury

Question 2

What is the occupation of the protagonist, Guy Montag?

Answer 2

Firemen, not fighter

Question 3

In Fahrenheit 451, what is the role of firemen?

Answer 3

To burn books

Question 4

What does Montag discover about his wife, Mildren, in the course of the story?

Answer 4

She is white, uncooked bacon

Question 5

What is the name of the group of people living outside the city, preserving books through modernization?

Answer 5

The book people

Question 6

What is the name of the young girl who befriends Montag?

Answer 6

Clarisse

Question 7

What is the title of the book Montag saves from the burning house?

Answer 7

The Bible

Question 8

Who is the leader of the fire department and Montag’s boss?

Answer 8

Captain Beatty

Question 9

What does the older women do instead of giving up her books to the firemen?

Answer 9

She burns in the house with them

Question 10

How is the device described that Montag uses to communicate with Faber?

Answer 10

Green bullet

Question 11

In Fahrenheit 451, what is the punishment for possessing books?

Answer 11

Your house will burn and you will go to prison

Question 12

Who is Montag’s mentor and former professor?

Answer 12

Professor Faber

Question 13

What does Montag do to avoid getting caught by the Mechanical Hound?

Answer 13

He runs into the river

Question 14

According to Clarisse, what does the rain taste like?

Answer 14

Wine

Question 15

What does Montag read aloud to Mildred and her friends?

Answer 15

Dover beach

Question 16

How does the novel Fahrenheit 451 portray technology and mass media?

Answer 16

Mind controlling forces

Question 17

What does the Phoenix symbolize in Fahrenheit novel?

Answer 17

Renewal or rebirth

Question 18

What is the name of Montag’s fire captain who is well-versed in literature?

Answer 18

Captain Beatty

Question 19

In the world of Fahrenheit 451, what replaces traditional books?

Answer 19

Parlor walls and interactive media

Question 20

What is the name in which Fahrenheit is set in?

Answer 20

It is not named

Question 21

Who inspires Montag to question his role in society and as a fireman?

Answer 21

Clarisse

Question 22

What does Montag do to the Mechanical Hound?

Answer 22

He kills it with a flamethrower

Question 23

How does Fahrenheit end?

Answer 23

City destroyed in nuclear war

Question 24

Which of the following is NOT a theme of Fahrenheit 451?

Answer 24

Friendship and loyalty is important

Question 25

Who provides Montag with a small device that allows him to communicate with Faber?

Answer 25

Faber

Question 26

What does Montag witness on the parlor walls of his own home?

Answer 26

Violent and mindless entertainment

Question 27

What does Mildred do but later deny on remembering?

Answer 27

Overdoses on sleeping pills

Question 28

What does Faber provide Montag with to help him escape?

Answer 28

Bottle of whiskey and change of clothes

Question 29

What does Montag ultimately want to do with the knowledge he gains from reading?

Answer 29

Share it with others and try to change society

Question 30

Who is the author of the play Macbeth?

Answer 30

William Shakespeare

Question 31

Macbeth is a tragedy set in which country?

Answer 31

Scotland

Question 32

Which character is known for the line "come you spirits/that tend on mortal thoughts/unsex me here"?

Answer 32

Lady Macbeth

Question 33

What is Macbeth's title at the beginning of the play?

Answer 33

Thane of Glamis

Question 34

Who kills Macbeth in the play?

Answer 34

Macduff

Question 35

Who is Macbeth's loyal friend and ally?

Answer 35

Banquo

Question 36

What are the prophecies that the 3 witches give Macbeth?

Answer 36

No one born of woman can kill him, he will become king, Thane of Cawdor

Question 37

What role does Lady Macbeth play in the play's events?

Answer 37

She encourages Macbeth to commit murder

Question 38

What is the name of Macbeth's castle?

Answer 38

Castle Inverness

Question 39

Who is the rightful heir to the throne of Scotland?

Answer 39

Malcolm

Question 40

What does Macbeth see before he murders Duncan?

Answer 40

Floating dagger

Question 41

Who becomes king of Scotland at the end of the play?

Answer 41

Malcolm

Question 42

Which character suspects Macbeth's guilt and flees to England?

Answer 42

Macduff

Question 43

What is the name of Macbeth's wife?

Answer 43

Lady Macbeth

Question 44

How many witches appear in the play?

Answer 44

3

Question 45

What is the name of the king who is murdered by Macbeth?

Answer 45

Duncan

Question 46

What is the name of Macbeth's son?

Answer 46

He doesn't have one

Question 47

Who does Macbeth hire to murder Banquo and his son?

Answer 47

2 assassins

Question 48

Who first tells Macbeth the prophecies of the witches?

Answer 48

The witches

Question 49

What does Macbeth do at his banquet?

Answer 49

He sees a ghost and talks to it out loud

Question 50

How does Lady Macbeth die?

Answer 50

She throws herself down the stairs

Question 51

What do the witches prophesy about Banquo?

Answer 51

His descendants will be king

Question 52

What does Macduff do after killing Macbeth

Answer 52

Cuts of his head, brings it to Malcolm

Question 53

What are the 3 witches also known as?

Answer 53

Weird sisters

Question 54

Who kills Lady Macbeth?

Answer 54

Herself

Question 55

What is the fate of Macbeth's wife?

Answer 55

She loses her sanity, kills herself

Question 56

What does Macbeth see at the banquet table, which frightens him?

Answer 56

Banquo

Question 57

What is the role of Porter in the play?

Answer 57

He provides comic relief

Question 58

Who kills Macduff's family?

Answer 58

Hired assassins

Question 59

What is the final line of the play "Macbeth"?

Answer 59

"Who we invite to see his crown at scone"