Fahrenheit 451 Part 2 Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. During the parlor-room conversation, what best characterizes Mrs. Phelps and Mrs. Bowles’s discussion of politics?
They carefully compare the candidates’ policies on war and education
They refuse to vote because elections have been formally abolished
They support Hubert Hoag because he promises to restore libraries
They favor President Noble largely because of appearance and presentation rather than ideas
2. Montag tries to remember “Consider the lilies of the field” while riding the subway. What conflict does this scene dramatize?
His loyalty to the firehouse clashes with his desire to become a preacher
His childhood memories prevent him from understanding Faber’s directions
His effort to preserve reflective language is overwhelmed by relentless commercial noise
His fear of train travel makes him confuse the Bible with an advertisement
3. Which poem does Montag read aloud to Mildred and her guests?
“Dover Beach”
“Ozymandias”
“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”
“The Raven”
4. How might Faber’s acquaintance with an unemployed printer support the plan?
The printer could forge new identities for Montag and Mildred
The printer could repair the communication device Faber gives Montag
The printer could publish evidence that Beatty owns illegal books
The printer could help reproduce books instead of merely preserving one copy
5. What is the title of Part 2 of Fahrenheit 451?
Burning Bright
The Sieve and the Sand
The Hearth and the Salamander
The Phoenix and the Flame
6. At the firehouse, why does Beatty bombard Montag with literary quotations?
He uses conflicting quotations to overwhelm Montag and argue that books can contradict and confuse
He wants to demonstrate that he has secretly joined Faber’s plan
He is asking Montag to identify the authors before returning to work
He is reciting the required ceremony for a fireman’s promotion
7. Why does Montag seek out Faber after deciding he needs help understanding books?
Faber once worked as a fireman and knows Beatty’s methods
Faber operates the broadcasting system used by Mildred’s parlor walls
Faber secretly wrote the books hidden in Montag’s house
Faber is a retired English professor whom Montag previously met in a park
8. What is Mrs. Phelps’s immediate emotional response to Montag’s reading?
She laughs and asks Montag to read another poem
She begins to cry without fully understanding why
She angrily reports Montag to the firehouse from the parlor
She calmly explains the poem’s historical background
9. According to Faber, which three things are missing from society?
More books, more schools, and more professional writers
Religious faith, political unity, and respect for authority
Quality of information, leisure to digest it, and the freedom to act on what is learned
Accurate news, private television, and longer public debates
10. At the end of Part 2, where does the fire engine arrive in response to the alarm?
Faber’s home
The house of one of Mildred’s guests
Montag’s own home
The abandoned printing shop
11. What does Faber give Montag so they can remain in contact at a distance?
A miniature radio hidden inside a matchbox
A coded telephone number concealed in the Bible
A small two-way listening device worn in the ear
A transmitter built into Montag’s fireman badge
12. Why does Montag begin tearing pages from the Bible while speaking with Faber?
He uses the threat of destroying a precious book to push the frightened Faber into helping him
He is testing whether Faber can quote the missing passages
He wants to prove that books are physically fragile
He plans to scatter the pages so the Mechanical Hound cannot follow him
13. What contrast is clearest between Montag and Faber during the confrontation with Mildred’s guests?
Montag wants to protect the parlor programs, while Faber wants to destroy them
Montag acts impulsively and confrontationally, while Faber urges caution through the earpiece
Montag understands the poem’s history, while Faber has never encountered it
Montag fears the guests, while Faber wants to reveal himself to them
14. Mildred calls the people on the parlor walls her “family.” What does this reveal about her priorities?
She wants to become an actor in one of the parlor programs
She treats manufactured entertainment as more immediate and meaningful than human intimacy
She suspects that the programs contain secret messages from Faber
She uses the programs mainly to learn about current events
15. On the subway, what repeatedly disrupts Montag as he tries to retain words from the Bible?
An announcement ordering passengers to report hidden books
A broadcast of President Noble’s campaign speech
A firehouse alarm transmitted through his helmet
A loud advertisement for Denham’s Dentifrice
16. What subversive plan does Montag propose during his conversation with Faber?
Plant books in firemen’s houses and report those houses to undermine the institution
Replace the parlor programs with recordings of classic novels
Persuade Beatty to make book reading legal for firemen
Send the Bible abroad before the government can destroy it