Dead Poets Society Quizzes

Dead Poets Society Quiz #1

1 On what image does the film open?
Neil saying goodbye to his parents.

A candle with the title beside it.

A painting of young boys.

The students moving into Welton.
2 What are the four pillars of Welton Academy?
Tradition. Honor. Discipline. Excellence.

Tragedy. Horror. Decadence. Excrement.

Innovation. Calculation. Ingenuity. Aesthetic.

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

Foreign.

Underprivileged.

Female.
4 Welton Academy is presided over by...
Neil Perry's father.

Headmaster Keating.

Headmaster Nolan.

Headmaster McAllister.
5 Where was John Keating a teacher before coming to Welton?
New York.

Paris.

London.

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

Cameron.

Todd.

Neil.
7 How might one characterize Neil's father?
Loud and neurotic.

Strict and disciplined.

Warm and trusting.

Easy-going and positive.
8 Todd Anderson's brother was...
A rebel who ended up in prison.

An incredibly accomplished Welton graduate.

An average student who coasted through Welton unacknowledged.

killed before he could graduate from Welton.
9 Who do the boys invite to join their study group?
Todd.

Pitts.

Meeks.

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

Intimidating.

Monotonous.

All of these.
11 What's one way that Keating's first lesson differs from the boys' other classes?
He assigns them no homework.

He has them walk around in the courtyard.

He doesn't hold it in the classroom.

He vocalizes his distaste for Mr. Nolan.
12 What phrase does Keating tell his students they can use to refer to him?
"O captain, my captain."

"The Carpe Diem man."

"The keeper of dreams."

"O brother, my brother."
13 What poem does Keating have the class discuss in their first lesson?
"To the Virgins, to make much of Time."

"I wandered lonely as a cloud."

"There will come soft rains."

"Two roads diverged in a yellow wood."
14 Keating tells the boys to make their lives...
"Extraordinary."

"Invigorating."

"Unique."

"Memorable."
15 How does Knox know the Danburys?
Through Nolan.

Through Keating.

Through his father.

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

Mrs. Danbury.

Chris Noel.

Chet Danbury.
17 Why does Knox resent Chris' boyfriend, Chet?
He's "too tall."

He's "not smart."

He's "too rich."

He's a "jerk."
18 During free hours, Meeks and Pitts are seen working on what?
A television set.

A radio.

A telephone.

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

"Never give up."

"O captain, my captain."

"I will not be my father."
20 What does Keating think of the boys' textbook's introduction about poetry?
That it's "excellent."

That it's "controversial."

That it's "excrement."

That it's "illuminating."
21 What does Keating ask the boys to do to their textbooks?
Tear out the introduction.

Play throwing games with them.

Sell them.

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

Pitts.

Charlie.

Meeks.
23 Keating argues that poetry is important because it's...
what we stay alive for.

a viable career option.

more important than science and medicine.

a budding artistic enterprise.
24 What does McAllister tell Keating during their meal together?
That Mr. Nolan used to be an unusual teacher himself.

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

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 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."

With an original line that disagrees with him.

What’s the theme of dead poets society rip it out

Do you mean the scene where Keeting asks his class to rip out the Pritchard text? He wants them to avoid conformity by ripping a text that treats poetry like a math equation.

Asked by Royatly R #870675

Answered by Aslan on 4/4/2019 6:33 PM

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Explore Keating's influence on his students and how his encouragement of originality and "carpe diem" affect them.

I can't write your essay for you but can make a general comment. One of Keating’s main, overarching lessons for the boys is the idea of “seizing the day”—that is, making the most of the time they have now and taking advantage of the opportunities...

Asked by REGANA H #1285638

Answered by Aslan on 1/24/2023 7:18 PM

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According to Pitts, all of the girls go for “jerks”. Do you agree with his assessment? Why or why not?

Well, this is a pretty subjective answer from personal experience. Many many years ago I was captain of the chess team in high school. Lets just say girls were not clamouring to wear my jacket. The hockey players,they used to throw pucks at our...

Asked by Flaco F #1283325

Answered by Aslan on 1/13/2023 4:04 AM

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