Images of America

A Social and Historical Look
at America Through the Movies

Instructor : Jack Nilan      Bridgeport Central High School      jacknilan@yahoo.com





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  1. In The Crucible John Proctor was
    a. a heroic character
    b. a weak person who becomes stronger as movie goes on
    c. a strong person who became evil as movie goes on
    d. pure evil
  1. In The Crucible Judge Danforth is a person who
    a. is most interested in seeking justice
    b. is an evil person
    c. gets caught up in the events and feels he must continue
    d. sees what is right and ends the wrongful persecution
    e. comes to his senses before things go to far
  1. In The Crucible the most evil character is
    a. Tituba
    b. Danfoth
    c. Proctor
    d. Abigail
    e. Elizabeth
  1. The Crucible is most like the McCarthy Hearings
    a. in having evil pursued by the righteous
    b. in having guilty parties implicate others
    c. in having innocents persecuted by evil people
    d. in showing how peer pressure and "mob mentality" can get out of hand
  1. Last of the Mohicans (1992) takes place during
    a. The French and Indian War
    b. The Revolutionary War
    c. The Great Indian Wars
    d. The Civil War
    e. The War of the Roses

  1. Last of the Mohicans (1992) shows the real historical
    a. Battle of the Cow Pasture
    b. Siege of Fort Ticonderoga
    c. The Siege of Fort William Henry
    d. The Battle of the Bulge
    e. The Huron-French Battle

  1. In Last of the Mohicans (1992) which character showed the most "growth"?
    a. Nathaniel
    b. Col. Monroe
    c. Chingachgook
    d. Maj. Heyward
    e. Cora Munro

  1. In Last of the Mohicans (1992) which character's children had been killed?
    a. Nathaniel
    b. Uncas
    c. Chingachgook
    d. Maj. Heyward
    e. Magua

  1. Historically, Last of the Mohicans (1992) is important in
    a. Showing the Indians relationship with the whites.
    b. Showing how the different tribes got along
    c. Showing an environment which would later develop into the American Revolution.
    d. Showing an environment which would later develop into the Civil War.

  1. Who was the last of the Mohicans? (1992)
    a. Magua.
    b. Uncas
    c. Chingachgook.
    d. Nathaniel

  1. In the massacre scene in Last of the Mohicans, which is based on a real historical event, which group is slaughtered?
    a. The French
    b. The British
    c. The Hurons
    d. The Mohicans

  1. Who was the former President who defended the slaves during the trial in Amistad?
    a. Jefferson
    b. Lincoln
    c. Adams
    d. Washington
    e. Madison

  1. Although Amistad was really about human rights, the trial itself was an argument over
    a. slavery
    b. state's rights
    c. property laws
    d. freedom of speech

  1. The Amistad was captured off the coast of
    a. Connecticut
    b. Virginia
    c. Massachusetts
    d. Delaware

  1. Historically, which was not important in Amistad
    a. Showing how the slave trade worked.
    b. Showing the Southern Plantation System.
    c. Showing the Atlantic Crossing.
    d. Showing a political environment that developed into the Civil War.
    e. Showing the politics involved in the International Slave Trade.

  1. In the movie Glory the troops were members of the
    a. 42nd
    b. 12th
    c. 54th
    d. 21st
    e. 18th

  1. Which of the following was not true about Glory? It was presented from a predominately white point of view
    a. to make the movie appeal to a wider audience
    b. because the movie was based on Col. Shaw's memoirs
    c. because the movie wanted to show the growth of the white characters by their interaction with the black characters.
    d. because the movie was mainly about white characters.

  1. About what percentage of the Union troops were made up of blacks by the end of the Civil War?
    a. 3%
    b. 10%
    c. 40%.
    d. 60%

  1. What state were the troops in Glory from?
    a. Connecticut
    b. Virginia
    c. Massachusetts
    d. Delaware
    e. Boston

  1. What historical figure, who appeared in the movie, had sons who were in the real "Glory" brigade but did not appear in the movie.
    a. John Brown
    b. Abraham Lincoln
    c. Harriet Tubman
    d. Frederick Douglass
    e. Henry Clay

  1. In Unforgiven the most heroic character was
    a. Will Munny.
    b. English Bob.
    c. Sheriff Little Bill Daggett .
    d. Ned Logan
    e. Strawberry Alice

  1. In Unforgiven who has learned that violence is not an acceptable way of life.
    a. Will Munny.
    b. English Bob
    c. Sheriff Little Bill Daggett .
    d. Ned Logan
    e. Strawberry Alice

  1. Singin' in the Rain is set in
    a. 1900's.
    b. 1920's
    c. 1940's.
    d. 1960's
    e. 1980's

  1. The star of Singin' in the Rain was
    a. Fred Astaire
    b. Clint Eastwood
    c. Gene Kelly.
    d. Morgan Freeman
    e. James Cagney

  1. Singin' in the Rain was about the
    a. transition to color
    b. early movie years
    c. transition from vaudville to movies.
    d. transition to sound

  1. City Lights starred the character
    a. The Little Bum
    b. The Little Tramp
    c. The Little Comedian.
    d. The Little Metro
    e. The Little Dancer

  1. City Lights was set
    a. during the Depression
    b. during WWI
    c. during WWII.
    d. during Viet Nam
    e. during the Korean War

  1. In City Lights the first scene involved
    a. a store
    b. a park
    c. a statue.
    d. a blind girl
    e. a rich man

  1. In City Lights the blind girl sold
    a. statues
    b. newspapers
    c. apples.
    d. flowers
    e. books

  1. In Mr. Smith goes to Washington Mr. Smith's first name is
    a. Jedidiah
    b. Abraham
    c. Thomas.
    d. Jefferson
    e. Adam

  1. In Mr. Smith goes to Washington Mr. Smith uses a political manuever called a
    a. fillitalk
    b. filibanger
    c. filler.
    d. fillibuster
    e. fillispeech

  1. In Mr. Smith goes to Washington Mr. Smith wants to create a
    a. scout troop
    b. boys' band
    c. boys' camp.
    d. museum
    e. children's newspaper

  1. In The Godfather Movies Vito starts in what business?
    a. olive oil
    b. fruit
    c. funeral.
    d. flower
    e. wine

  1. In The Godfather Movies Michael was a hero in what war?
    a. Civil War
    b. Spanish American
    c. WWI.
    d. WWII
    e. Korean

  1. In The Godfather Movies who says "I don't feel I have to wipe everyone out -- just my enemies -- that's all."
    a. Vito
    b. Sonny
    c. Michael
    d. Fredo
    e. Tom

  1. In The Godfather Movies who loses his "soul".
    a. Vito
    b. Sonny
    c. Michael
    d. Fredo
    e. Tom

  1. In The Godfather Movies who did not play the Godfather?
    a. Robert Deniro
    b. Marlon Brando
    c. James Stewart
    d. Al Pacino

  1. Casablanca is set in?
    a. England
    b. Ethiopia
    c. Egypt
    d. Morocco
    e. Italy

  1. In Casablanca the name of the French regime that colloborated with the German's is
    a. Marseille
    b. Vichy
    c. Rome
    d. Franco
    e. Petain

  1. In Casablanca Rick represented the isolationist policy of what country?
    a. USA
    b. England
    c. France
    d. Germany
    e. Italy

  1. In Casablanca what character could be called "amoral" (had no morals).
    a. Ilsa
    b. Victor Laszlo
    c. Sam
    d. Rick
    e. Capt. Renault

  1. In Double Indemnity many characteristics of "Film noir" were present. Which of the following is not one of those elements?
    a. comic relief
    b. circular construction
    c. femme fatale
    d. dark lighting
    e. voice over

  1. In Double Indemnity they plan to make it look like the husband
    a. fell from a building
    b. fell from a train
    c. had a car accident
    d. got hit by a car
    e. committed suicide

  1. Which movie was Morgan Freeman not in?
    a. Unforgiven.
    b. The Crucible.
    c. Glory.
    d. Amistad

  1. Who was the director of Do The Right Thing?
    a. Alfred Hitchcock
    b. John Ford
    c. Spike Lee
    d. Martin Scorsese

  1. What was the occupation of LB Jeffries in Rear Window?
    a. Writer
    b. Chef.
    c. Photographer
    d. Reporter
    e. Police man

  1. Which of the following movies did not have a McCarthy era theme.
    a. The Crucible
    b. Unforgiven.
    c. Rear Window
    d. Pleasantville

  1. In Do the Right Thing the setting is in
    a. LA
    b. NYC.
    c. Boston
    d. Chicago
    e. Cleveland

  1. In Do the Right Thing the setting is in
    a. 1940's
    b. 1950's
    c. 1960's
    d. 1970's
    e. 1980's

  1. Who was the director of Rear Window?
    a. Alfred Hitchcock
    b. John Ford
    c. Spike Lee
    d. Martin Scorsese

  1. Which movie is considered by many to be the best comedy of all time
    a. Citizen Kane
    b. Some Like it Hot
    c. Double Indemnity
    d. Singin' in the Rain

  1. Which movie is considered by many to be the best musical of all time
    a. Citizen Kane
    b. Some Like it Hot
    c. Double Indemnity
    d. Singin' in the Rain

  1. Which movie is considered by many to be the best 'film noir' of all time
    a. Rear Window
    b. Some Like it Hot
    c. Double Indemnity
    d. Singin' in the Rain

  1. In which movie did the fictional Vice-President of the US have a fairly large role.
    a. Citizen Kane
    b. Glory
    c. Amistad
    d. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

  1. What movie begins and ends at a grave site.
    a. Citizen Kane
    b. Double Indemnity
    c. Amistad
    d. Glory
    e. Unforgiven

  1. What movie begins and ends with someone talking into a microphone.
    a. Pleasantville
    b. Glory
    c. Double Indemnity
    d. Malcolm X
    e. Unforgiven

  1. In Some Like it Hot the boys' run was prompted by .
    a. The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
    b. The St. Patrick's Day Massacre
    c. The St. Peter's Day Massacre
    d. The Hole in the Wall Gang Massacre
    e. The Lucky Luciano Day Massacre

  1. In Some Like it Hot a major theme was .
    a. romance
    b. violence in the 30's
    c. the McCarthy Hearings
    d. music
    e. gender roles and behavior

  1. Which of the following movies had politics as its major theme.
    a. The Godfather
    b. Singin in the Rain
    c. Mr. Smith goes to Washington
    d. Pleasantville
    e. Some Like it Hot

  1. Which of the following was not a nickname from Do The Right Thing
    a. Mother Sister
    b. Flash
    c. Da Mayor
    d. Buggin Out
    e. Mookie

  1. Who betrays the family in The Godfather.
    a. Fredo
    b. Sonny
    c. Vito
    d. Tom
    e. Clemenza

  1. What was the famous last words in Some Like it Hot.
    a. "It's OK with me."
    b. "We'll always be happy together"
    c. "It's a surprise to me!"
    d. "Well, nobody's perfect. "
    e. "As long as we shall live"

  1. "Round up the usual suspects" is from
    a. Unforgiven
    b. High Noon
    c. Glory
    d. The Godfather
    e. Casablanca

  1. In the end of Angels with Dirty Faces
    a. Rocky escapes
    b. Rocky shoots it out with police
    c. The priest goes off with the kids
    d. the kids rob a store
  1. Angels with Dirty Faces went along with the Production Code because
    a. There was no shooting
    b. The law breaker gets punished in the end
    c. The kids went to jail
    d. There was no alcohol in the movie
  1. In the Heat of the Night was made in
    a. 1937
    b. 1947
    c. 1957
    d. 1967
  1. The detective's first name was
    a. Homer
    b. Julius
    c. Virgil
    d. Tom
  1. The star of In the Heat of the Night was
    a. Morgan Freeman
    b. Tom Jenkins
    c. Larry Parks
    d. Sidney Poitier
  1. In the movie Pleasantville the kids go back to the
    a. 1930's
    b. 1940's
    c. 1950's
    d. 1960's
  1. In Pleasantville women
    a. had more freedom.
    b. mostly worked in department stores
    c. mostly stayed at home.
    d. made most of the decisions
  1. Pleasantville can be seen as a McCarthyism allegory because
    a. there was a courtroom scene
    b. the men were in power
    c. it said the past was better
    d. society encouraged everyone to be the same
  1. In Malcolm X, Malcolm was raised
    a. in the city
    b. in the country
    c. in Africa
    d. in Connecticut
  1. When he was born Malcolm's last name was
    a. Little
    b. Shabazz
    c. Little
    d. Red
  1. Malcolm learned not to judge people by the color of their skin
    a. in prison
    b. in the temple
    c. in church
    d. on a trip to Mecca
  1. Malcolm was probably asassinated by
    a. other Muslims
    b. white racists
    c. the FBI
    d. the CIA
  1. Malcolm's motto was
    a. "do it first"
    b. "by any means necessary"
    c. "until victory is won"
    d. "no justice, no peace"
  1. Who was not in Crash?
    a. Sandra Bullock
    b. Ludacris
    c. Denzel Washington
    d. Ryan Phillippe
  1. Which is not a theme of Crash
    a. People can change
    b. Different races need to learn about each other
    c. You shouldn't judge people by their race
    d. Different races in America are well acquainted with each other
  1. The settings for Do the Right Thing and Crash were
    a. NY and LA
    b. LA and NY
    c. NY and Detroit
    d. Chicago and LA
  1. In Philadelphia Tom Hank's character fights for
    a. personal reasons
    b. legal reasons
    c. economic reasons
    d. human rights
  1. In Philadelphia the actor who becomes educated about AIDS and helps educate the movie goers is
    a. Tom Hanks
    b. Denzels Washington
    c. Denzel's Mom
    d. Tom Hank's partner
  1. In spite of its daring (for the time) topic, Philadelphia has been accused of being "Hollywoodized". Which of the following would best characterize that in Philadelphia.
    a. having good guys win
    b. choosing major, established stars in leading roles
    c. having a love story
    d. having a happy ending

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