Post by ernesto thaddeus m. solmerano on Nov 19, 2008 22:02:16 GMT -5
Quiz on Dead Poets Society
As long as the music's loud enough, we won't hear the world falling apart.
1. What is the name of the inspiring English teacher played by Robin Williams?
a. Joe Kent
b. Jack Keaton
c. John Keating
d. Jake Kates
2. What is the name of the student who wants to be an actor?
a. Neil Perry
b. Nelson Parker
c. Neil Perish
d. Norman Peter
3. What was the name of the book that the members of the Dead Poets Society read from at each meeting?
a. Poems of Robert Frost
b. They Never Read From a Book
c. Poetry for the Soul
d. Five Centuries of Verse
4. How did Todd Anderson get an inspiration for a poem in front of the class?
a. It just came to him
b. Describing a picture of an old man on the wall
c. By writing adjectives on the board and using them in a poem
d. He needed no inspiration; he already had a poem to read
5. What did Charles Dalton read the back of for his poetry reading at a Dead Poets Society meeting?
a. An ad from a newspaper
b. A personals column
c. He read from their book
d. A nude centerfold
6. Why did Knox Overstreet go into a public high school one morning?
a. To check out 'new stakes'
b. To read a poem and present flowers to his crush, Chris
c. To see if he'd like it better
d. To beat up Chet the football player
7. How do the students address their English teacher?
a. Oh Captain, My Captain
b. Oh Master, My Master
c. Leader, My Leader
d. Sir
8. How did Neil die?
a. His father killed him
b. He stabbed himself
c. He shot himself
d. He swallowed an over dosage of pills
9. Why is the English teacher forced to leave?
a. He quits
b. The school pins the blame of Neil's death on him
c. He was transferred to a school in London
d. The student's parents didn't like his teaching methods
10. What was the name of Neil's roommate?
a. Knox
b. Todd
c. Cameron
d. Charlie
11. Mr. Keating told the boys to do what with the introductions of their books?
a. memorize them
b. rip them out
c. highlight them
d. read them aloud
12. Dead Poet's Society meetings were held where?
a. in one of the dorm rooms
b. in a cave
c. in the basement
d. in the courtyard
13. What did Neil really want to do in life?
a. travel abroad
b. teach
c. act
d. write
14. Which character died?
a. Todd
b. Cameron
c. Mr. Keating
d. Neil
15. Which character finally sounded his 'barbaric yawp'?
a. Meeks
b. Todd
c. Knox
d. Charlie
16. The first thing Todd said in the snow after knowing Neil's death is: It's so ____________.
a. wonderful
b. beautiful
c. magnificent
d. morose
17. On the fatal night of Neil’s death, Mr. Perry told his son that he had decided Neil should be transferred to a __________ school.
a. public
b. military
c. chemistry
d. private
18. What course did Neil take during summer school?
a. Chemistry
b. English
c. Physics
d. History
19. Who wrote the introduction at the beginning of the English textbook that was used in Mr. Keating's class?
a. J. Evans Penny, PhD.
b. J. Pritchard Evans, PhD.
c. William Scott
d. J. Evans Pritchard, PhD.
20. Which character was the first to tell Todd about Neil's death?
a. Meeks
b. Knox
c. Pitts
d. Charlie
21. The names of the two girls Charlie brought to the Dead Poets' meeting are:
a. Chris and Ginny
b. Gloria and Tina
c. Flora and Gina
d. Cora and Rita
22. Which of the following did Neil NOT do before he shot himself?
a. Go downstairs
b. Touches his Puck crown
c. Write a letter
d. Stand in front of the opened window
23. Before they went for the play, Chris asked Knox if he promised to stop bothering her after the play was over, Knox said:
a. "My honor."
b. "Trust me."
c. "I swear."
d. "Dead Poet's honor."
24. After quoting the "O me O life" poem of Walt Whitman, what question did Mr. Keating asked the boys?
a. "What will your future be?"
b. "What will your dream be?"
c. "What will your verse be?"
d. "What will your poem be?"
25. Mr. Keating said, "Medicine, law, business, engineering, these are all noble pursuits, and necessary to sustain life. But _____, _____, ______, _______, these are what we stay alive for."
a. poetry, dreams, romance, music
b. poetry, art, romance, love
c. dreams, romance, beauty, love
d. poetry, beauty, romance, love
26. In their room, Neil grabbed Todd's notebook where his half-finished poetry was written. When Todd was trying to grab it back, Neil laughed and shouted, "I'm being chased by ____ ____!"
a. Walt Whitman
b. Shakespeare
c. William Blake
d. Lord Byron
27. What is the name of the girl Knox falls in love with?
a. Chris
b. Roxanne
c. Samantha
d. LeAnn
28. What did Todd get for his birthday?
a. a car
b. a tent
c. money
d. a desk set
29. What is the God of the Cave?
a. a ghost
b. a poster
c. a girl
d. a lamp
30. What instrument does Cameron love?
a. saxophone
b. clarinet
c. trumpet
d. violin
31. Who said you've just signed your expulsion papers, Newanda?
a. Charlie
b. Cameron
c. Meeks
d. Todd
32. What is the headmaster's name?
a. Mr. Nolan
b. Mr. Maron
c. Mr. Dolan
d. Mr. Donner
33. What does Knox call Chris when she answers the door?
a. Mrs. Danbury
b. Mrs. Dalton
c. Mrs. Perry
d. Mrs. Henderson
34. What is the word that describes Mr. Keating's feelings for J. Evans Pritchard?
a. amazing
b. dumb
c. excrement
d. genius
35. During their first lesson with Mr Keating, Pitts is asked to read out the first stanza of the poem "To the Virgins, To Make Much of Time". Which poet wrote this?
a. Robert Herrick
b. Edmund Waller
c. George Herbert
d. John Milton
36. Neil wins a leading role in a Shakespeare play, which angers his father so much that Neil is taken away from Welton Academy. Which play was it?
a. A Midsummer Night's Dream
b. Twelfth Night
c. The Tempest
d. As You Like It
37. Meeks reads a poem with a very rhythmic chorus, and the boys end up chanting together. Which river is mentioned in this verse?
a. Thames
b. Congo
c. Hudson
d. Nile
38. How did the boys describe the meals served in Welton?
a. "Helton Hash"
b. "Helton Debris"
c. "Helton Terrible"
d. "Helton Crash"
39. In the bathroom scene, Neil asked Todd if he would like to join their study group. Todd said he would like to do some ____________ instead.
a. chemistry
b. history
c. Latin
d. trigonometry
40. Finish this quote: "That page has been ___________."
a. torn out, sir
b. taken away, ma'am
c. left out, ma'am
d. ripped out, sir
As long as the music's loud enough, we won't hear the world falling apart.
1. What is the name of the inspiring English teacher played by Robin Williams?
a. Joe Kent
b. Jack Keaton
c. John Keating
d. Jake Kates
2. What is the name of the student who wants to be an actor?
a. Neil Perry
b. Nelson Parker
c. Neil Perish
d. Norman Peter
3. What was the name of the book that the members of the Dead Poets Society read from at each meeting?
a. Poems of Robert Frost
b. They Never Read From a Book
c. Poetry for the Soul
d. Five Centuries of Verse
4. How did Todd Anderson get an inspiration for a poem in front of the class?
a. It just came to him
b. Describing a picture of an old man on the wall
c. By writing adjectives on the board and using them in a poem
d. He needed no inspiration; he already had a poem to read
5. What did Charles Dalton read the back of for his poetry reading at a Dead Poets Society meeting?
a. An ad from a newspaper
b. A personals column
c. He read from their book
d. A nude centerfold
6. Why did Knox Overstreet go into a public high school one morning?
a. To check out 'new stakes'
b. To read a poem and present flowers to his crush, Chris
c. To see if he'd like it better
d. To beat up Chet the football player
7. How do the students address their English teacher?
a. Oh Captain, My Captain
b. Oh Master, My Master
c. Leader, My Leader
d. Sir
8. How did Neil die?
a. His father killed him
b. He stabbed himself
c. He shot himself
d. He swallowed an over dosage of pills
9. Why is the English teacher forced to leave?
a. He quits
b. The school pins the blame of Neil's death on him
c. He was transferred to a school in London
d. The student's parents didn't like his teaching methods
10. What was the name of Neil's roommate?
a. Knox
b. Todd
c. Cameron
d. Charlie
11. Mr. Keating told the boys to do what with the introductions of their books?
a. memorize them
b. rip them out
c. highlight them
d. read them aloud
12. Dead Poet's Society meetings were held where?
a. in one of the dorm rooms
b. in a cave
c. in the basement
d. in the courtyard
13. What did Neil really want to do in life?
a. travel abroad
b. teach
c. act
d. write
14. Which character died?
a. Todd
b. Cameron
c. Mr. Keating
d. Neil
15. Which character finally sounded his 'barbaric yawp'?
a. Meeks
b. Todd
c. Knox
d. Charlie
16. The first thing Todd said in the snow after knowing Neil's death is: It's so ____________.
a. wonderful
b. beautiful
c. magnificent
d. morose
17. On the fatal night of Neil’s death, Mr. Perry told his son that he had decided Neil should be transferred to a __________ school.
a. public
b. military
c. chemistry
d. private
18. What course did Neil take during summer school?
a. Chemistry
b. English
c. Physics
d. History
19. Who wrote the introduction at the beginning of the English textbook that was used in Mr. Keating's class?
a. J. Evans Penny, PhD.
b. J. Pritchard Evans, PhD.
c. William Scott
d. J. Evans Pritchard, PhD.
20. Which character was the first to tell Todd about Neil's death?
a. Meeks
b. Knox
c. Pitts
d. Charlie
21. The names of the two girls Charlie brought to the Dead Poets' meeting are:
a. Chris and Ginny
b. Gloria and Tina
c. Flora and Gina
d. Cora and Rita
22. Which of the following did Neil NOT do before he shot himself?
a. Go downstairs
b. Touches his Puck crown
c. Write a letter
d. Stand in front of the opened window
23. Before they went for the play, Chris asked Knox if he promised to stop bothering her after the play was over, Knox said:
a. "My honor."
b. "Trust me."
c. "I swear."
d. "Dead Poet's honor."
24. After quoting the "O me O life" poem of Walt Whitman, what question did Mr. Keating asked the boys?
a. "What will your future be?"
b. "What will your dream be?"
c. "What will your verse be?"
d. "What will your poem be?"
25. Mr. Keating said, "Medicine, law, business, engineering, these are all noble pursuits, and necessary to sustain life. But _____, _____, ______, _______, these are what we stay alive for."
a. poetry, dreams, romance, music
b. poetry, art, romance, love
c. dreams, romance, beauty, love
d. poetry, beauty, romance, love
26. In their room, Neil grabbed Todd's notebook where his half-finished poetry was written. When Todd was trying to grab it back, Neil laughed and shouted, "I'm being chased by ____ ____!"
a. Walt Whitman
b. Shakespeare
c. William Blake
d. Lord Byron
27. What is the name of the girl Knox falls in love with?
a. Chris
b. Roxanne
c. Samantha
d. LeAnn
28. What did Todd get for his birthday?
a. a car
b. a tent
c. money
d. a desk set
29. What is the God of the Cave?
a. a ghost
b. a poster
c. a girl
d. a lamp
30. What instrument does Cameron love?
a. saxophone
b. clarinet
c. trumpet
d. violin
31. Who said you've just signed your expulsion papers, Newanda?
a. Charlie
b. Cameron
c. Meeks
d. Todd
32. What is the headmaster's name?
a. Mr. Nolan
b. Mr. Maron
c. Mr. Dolan
d. Mr. Donner
33. What does Knox call Chris when she answers the door?
a. Mrs. Danbury
b. Mrs. Dalton
c. Mrs. Perry
d. Mrs. Henderson
34. What is the word that describes Mr. Keating's feelings for J. Evans Pritchard?
a. amazing
b. dumb
c. excrement
d. genius
35. During their first lesson with Mr Keating, Pitts is asked to read out the first stanza of the poem "To the Virgins, To Make Much of Time". Which poet wrote this?
a. Robert Herrick
b. Edmund Waller
c. George Herbert
d. John Milton
36. Neil wins a leading role in a Shakespeare play, which angers his father so much that Neil is taken away from Welton Academy. Which play was it?
a. A Midsummer Night's Dream
b. Twelfth Night
c. The Tempest
d. As You Like It
37. Meeks reads a poem with a very rhythmic chorus, and the boys end up chanting together. Which river is mentioned in this verse?
a. Thames
b. Congo
c. Hudson
d. Nile
38. How did the boys describe the meals served in Welton?
a. "Helton Hash"
b. "Helton Debris"
c. "Helton Terrible"
d. "Helton Crash"
39. In the bathroom scene, Neil asked Todd if he would like to join their study group. Todd said he would like to do some ____________ instead.
a. chemistry
b. history
c. Latin
d. trigonometry
40. Finish this quote: "That page has been ___________."
a. torn out, sir
b. taken away, ma'am
c. left out, ma'am
d. ripped out, sir