Fahrenheit 451 Test Notes
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what is meant by utopian
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an ideal world
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dystopian
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unpleasant bad place
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what type of society is in Fahrenheit 451
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dystopia
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who inspired guy montag
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guy fawkes
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who is guy fawkes
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plotted to blow up the english parliament on nov. 5 1605 and was a man willing to stand up for what he wants
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where does the name clarisse come from
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latin word for bright
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who wrote the opening quotation of Fahrenheit 451
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spanish poet juan ramon jimenez, who burned his own books because he didn't like them
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what was the quote used in Fahrenheit 451
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if they give you ruled paper, write the other way. dont conform to society
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what symbol plays the central role
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fire
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what does fire represent in egyptian culture
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destruction
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how does fire play a role in greek methology
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prometheus stole fire from the gods and carried it down to earth for humanity
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how did ww2 and the cold war influence ray bradbury
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first atomic bomb threat of nuclear warfare loomed large in peoples minds
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how did the nazi's influence the book
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burned books that went against them
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how did the soviet union and fascist infulence the book
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books were burned writers and other intellectuals persecuted
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what inspired ray to make the names and clothing fire proof
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asbestos
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what is asbestos
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noncombustible frabrics
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why do the firemen wear a salamander on their arm
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they can with stand fire and they find fire pleasant
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why do the firemen uniforms have a phoenix
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was renewed after being burned up and symbolized the rising of society
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regarding fahrenheit 451 what was ben j . known for
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helped organize america's first modern fire company and founded its first circulating library. writer and printer who championed freedom of speech and of the press
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who were hugh latimer and nicholas ridley
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protestants who were burned at the stake in oxford in 1555
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what is theremin
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an electronic musical instrument in which rapid vibrations of two antennas creates a shaking sound
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how does quote in swift comeback relate to 451
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ignoring the government and doing what they want
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dante alighieri
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italian poet whose masterpiece is the religious epic the divine comedy
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jonathan swift
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irish born english writer known for gulliver's travel
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marcus aurelius
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roman philosopher who became emperor
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\"who are a little wise, the best fools be\"
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written by john donne meant people who think they know everything but don't
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\"all we like sheep have gone astray\"
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quoted in the bible book Isaiah and meant people who follow others who have no idea where they're going
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\"truth is truth to the end or reckoning\"
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written by shakespeare and meant that truths aren't lies
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\"they are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts\"
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said by sir philip sidney and meant that you're never alone because we're always thinking
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\"sweet food of sweetly uttered knowledge\"
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said by sir philip and meant knowledge tastes sweet
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\"words are like leaves; and where they most abound, much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found\"
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said by alexander pope and meant to many words can become meaningless
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alexander pope, essay on criticism
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if you only learn a little bit you won't accomplish the whole task
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\"knowledge is more than equivalent to force\"
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said by samuel johnson and meant using logical words instead of forcing someone
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\"he is no wise man that will quit a certainty for an uncertainty\"
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said by samuel johnson and meant having a for sure thing is better than what you might have
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\"truth will come to light; murder can't be hid long\"
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by chris bohjalian and meant the truth will always come to light
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\"the devil can cite scripture for his purpose\"
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by william shakespeare and meant that someone can fool you for their benefit
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thomas dekker, old fortunatus
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meant that will follow person who has more money than actual wisdom
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\"the dignity of truth is lost with much protesting\"
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said by ben johnson and meant that if you get enough people to believe a lie it will become true
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\"carcasses bleed at the sight of the murderer\"
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said by robert burton and meant that you will be exposed after lying so much
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\"knowledge is power\"
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said by bacon and meant that the more you know the wiser you are
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robert burton , anatomy of melancholy
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learned from the past authors
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paul valery, introduction to the method of leonardo da vinci
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instead of not learning from mistakes we should learn from our mistakes.
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three things faber says you need
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quality of information leisure to digest it the right to carry out actions based on what we learn from the interaction of the first two
