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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: The Hearth and the Salamander.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who actually lights the fire at the attic book owner’s home?
(a) Captain Beatty
(b) Montag
(c) The homeowner
(d) The accusing neighbor

2. How does Faber feel about the Bible?
(a) He believes it is God's sacred word
(b) He calls it the history of Christianity
(c) He fears its powerful history
(d) He despises it as trash

3. Which of the following best describes Montag’s mood when the ambulance drivers arrive?
(a) Hostile
(b) Distressed
(c) Incredulous
(d) Indifferent

4. What does Montag feel about Clarisse’s death?
(a) Indignant
(b) Disbelief
(c) Happiness
(d) Indifferent

5. What does Faber believe television has done to Jesus' image?
(a) Made it political
(b) Preserved it as holy
(c) Turned it into a parlor act
(d) Deadened it

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Montag appear to be hiding something from his wife?

2. What does Montag use to start the fire in the attic book owner’s home?

3. Which members of society are sent to asylums if caught?

4. What consumes Mildred's attention all day, the day after the ambulence arrives at their home?

5. What passes overhead that makes Montag feel urgency about his mission to understand?

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