Questions About Ray Bradbury and Fahrenheit 451

Questions about Ray Bradbury and Fahrenheit 451

Use the Internet and the official Ray Bradbury Website, www.raybradbury.com, to answer the following questions:

1. What event in his life inspired Ray Bradbury to write Fahrenheit 451?

2. Did Bradbury attend college? What did he say is his primary source of education?

3. What does Bradbury say about categorizing his work as science fiction?

4. When was Fahrenheit 451 written and published? What important world events of that time may have influenced Bradbury?

5. What is the significance of 451 degrees Fahrenheit?

6. What did Bradbury say is the true purpose of Fahrenheit 451?

7. What do you think Bradbury would say about the Internet and social media?