Dead Poets Society Quizzes

Dead Poets Society Quiz #1

By Kyle Whelihan · Edited by Kyle Whelihan · Last reviewed June 24, 2017

1 On what image does the film open?

A painting of young boys.

The students moving into Welton.

A candle with the title beside it.

Neil saying goodbye to his parents.
2 What are the four pillars of Welton Academy?

Innovation. Calculation. Ingenuity. Aesthetic.

Tradition. Honor. Discipline. Excellence.

Tragedy. Horror. Decadence. Excrement.

Tradition. Discipline. Conformity. Acceptance.
3 All of Welton Academy's students are...

Underprivileged.

Male.

Female.

Foreign.
4 Welton Academy is presided over by...

Headmaster McAllister.

Neil Perry's father.

Headmaster Keating.

Headmaster Nolan.
5 Where was John Keating a teacher before coming to Welton?

Chicago.

London.

New York.

Paris.
6 Who among the boys might be characterized as a rebellious slacker?

Cameron.

Todd.

Neil.

Charlie.
7 How might one characterize Neil's father?

Strict and disciplined.

Easy-going and positive.

Warm and trusting.

Loud and neurotic.
8 Todd Anderson's brother was...

An average student who coasted through Welton unacknowledged.

An incredibly accomplished Welton graduate.

killed before he could graduate from Welton.

A rebel who ended up in prison.
9 Who do the boys invite to join their study group?

Pitts.

Meeks.

Todd.

Keating.
10 The boys classes with their other teachers (not Keating) might be described as...

Intimidating.

Boring.

Monotonous.

All of these.
11 What's one way that Keating's first lesson differs from the boys' other classes?

He has them walk around in the courtyard.

He assigns them no homework.

He vocalizes his distaste for Mr. Nolan.

He doesn't hold it in the classroom.
12 What phrase does Keating tell his students they can use to refer to him?

"O captain, my captain."

"The keeper of dreams."

"O brother, my brother."

"The Carpe Diem man."
13 What poem does Keating have the class discuss in their first lesson?

"Two roads diverged in a yellow wood."

"There will come soft rains."

"To the Virgins, to make much of Time."

"I wandered lonely as a cloud."
14 Keating tells the boys to make their lives...

"Memorable."

"Extraordinary."

"Unique."

"Invigorating."
15 How does Knox know the Danburys?

Through his father.

Through Nolan.

Through Keating.

Through Neil's father.
16 Who is Knox struck to meet at the Danburys'?

Chris Noel.

Mrs. Danbury.

Chet Danbury.

Mr. Danbury.
17 Why does Knox resent Chris' boyfriend, Chet?

He's "too tall."

He's "not smart."

He's a "jerk."

He's "too rich."
18 During free hours, Meeks and Pitts are seen working on what?

A radio.

A television set.

A telephone.

A painting.
19 What phrase does Neil write in his notebook alone before tearing up?

"Never give up."

"I will not be my father."

"Seize the day."

"O captain, my captain."
20 What does Keating think of the boys' textbook's introduction about poetry?

That it's "excellent."

That it's "illuminating."

That it's "controversial."

That it's "excrement."
21 What does Keating ask the boys to do to their textbooks?

Play throwing games with them.

Sell them.

Tear out the introduction.

Read them upside down.
22 Who initiates the textbook mayhem at Mr. Keating's request, perhaps unsurprisingly?

Charlie.

Todd.

Meeks.

Pitts.
23 Keating argues that poetry is important because it's...

a budding artistic enterprise.

what we stay alive for.

a viable career option.

more important than science and medicine.
24 What does McAllister tell Keating during their meal together?

That dreams will make the boys unhappy in the long run.

That Mr. Nolan used to be an unusual teacher himself.

That he might stop by Keating's exciting classes more often.

That Keating's unconventional teaching methods are long overdue for the stuffy school.
25 How does Keating respond to McAllister's Tennyson quote?

With an original line that disagrees with him.

With a stanza by Walt Whitman that talks of dying unhappy.

With a second quote by Tennyson that encourages him.

With the dictionary definition of "Carpe Diem."

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