Citizen Kane Quizzes

Citizen Kane Quiz 1

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1 What are the two animals perched on the Xanadu gates right before Charles Foster Kane dies?

Racoons

Monkeys

Chameleons

Sparrows
2 According to the newsreel, how many children did Charles Foster Kane have?

Zero

Three

Two

One
3 Who is sitting by Kane's bedside when he dies?

Susan

Nobody

Thatcher

A Nurse
4 Which of the following is NOT true about Xanadu?

It is on top of a private mountain

It was never finished

It had an interior ski slope

It had a large private zoo
5 What was the source of Charles Foster Kane's wealth?

A gold mine in Colorado

A failing newspaper in Houston

Mrs. Kane's boarding house

His job as a politician
6 What is Thompson's first stop when searching for the meaning of 'Rosebud'?

Washington D.C., to go to a Congressional hearing

Atlantic City, to see Susan Alexander Kane

Philadelphia, the Walter Thatcher Memorial Library, to read Thatcher's memoirs

Florida, to visit Xanadu
7 Which state is Mrs. Kane's boarding house in?

Pennsylvania

Colorado

Massachusetts

Montana
8 Which is NOT one of the complaints that Mr. Kane has against the Trustee agreemeent?

A bank can't be the guardian of his son

There's nothing wrong with Colorado

The annual allowance for the Kanes is not enough

The deed to the mine should be made out to both Mr. and Mrs. Kane
9 How old is Charles Foster Kane when he gains complete control over his trust?

21

25

30

18
10 Why does Mrs. Kane want to separate Charles from his father?

Mr. Kane is not smart enough to teach Charles

Mr. Kane and Mrs. Kane are getting divorced

Mr. Kane beats Charles

Mr. Kane is not Charles's real father
11 What does young Charles use to attack Mr. Thatcher?

A cup of hot tea

His boot

His sled

An alcohol bottle
12 Where does Mr. Thatcher first take young Charles when they leave his parents' home?

New York City

Los Angeles

Chicago

Washington, D.C.
13 What is young Charles doing while his mother is signing papers to make the bank his guardian?

Playing outside in the snow

Shoveling the walkway

Crying that he doesn't want to leave

Bothering the boarders
14 According to the newsreel, why did Charles Foster Kane's bid for Governor of New York fail?

Because he spoke out as a communist

Because it came out that he grew up poor

The scandal of his plans to build Xanadu

The scandal of his affair with Susan Alexander
15 What was Charles Foster Kane's position on American entry into World War II?

He refuses to comment

It is necessary to fight the spread of facism

He doesn't care one way or another

It would mean the end of civilization
16 Which of the following is NOT a headline that appears in Charles Foster Kane's early issues of the Inquirer?

Traction Trust smashed by Inquirer!

Inquirer calls for Less Government Control on Wall Street!

Wall Street Backs Copper Swindle!

Landlords Refuse to Clear Slums!
17 What college did Charles Foster Kane graduate from?

Princeton

Yale

Harvard

None
18 What is Charles Foster Kane's reaction when Mr. Thatcher tells him he is losing $1 million a year on the Inquirer?

He decides to double his investment

He is terrified and shuts down the paper

He doesn't care

He fires half his staff
19 In 1929, Charles Foster Kane claims that if not for _______ he could have been a great man

His wealth

His scandalous 2nd marriage

Mr. Thatcher

His temper
20 What is NOT one of Charles Foster Kane's holdings at the time that he gains control over his fortune?

A gold mine

Oil Wells

Shipping business

A movie studio
21 Why was the New York Inquirer part of Charles Foster Kane's holdings?

He purchased it as a package deal with a real estate company

It was not part of his holdings

Kane's mother left it to him in her will

Thatcher acquired it in a foreclosure proceeding
22 What does Bernstein do for a living when Thompson speaks to him?

the Chairman of the Board of Kane's company

He's a chef in New York City

He's a writer, and retired

He's the full-time curator of Charles Foster Kane's art collection
23 What has Bernstein thought about every month since 1896?

A rose that grew out of the sidewalk

Charles Foster Kane's public declaration

His dying grandmother

A girl he saw on the ferry for a second
24 What does Bernstein think of Mr. Thatcher?

He was a fool

He emulated Mr. Thatcher's career

He was a genius

Kane should have listened to Thatcher more
25 According to Bernstein, "it's no trick to make a lot of money, if all you want is ______"

To swindle all your friends

To deviate from the law

To make a lot of money

To work 24 hours a day

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