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A.O. Scott, "Southern Fried Demagogue and His Lurid Downfall," New York Times, September 22, 2006.
Take a quick quizz about the film:
1. Jack’s job before he became an assistant to Governor Stark was:
a) university professor
b) lawyer
c) journalist
d) psychologist
2. Which actors successfully use a Southern accent in the film?
a) Anthony Hopkins
b) Anthony Hopkins and Patricia Clarkson
c) Jude Law and James Horner
d) Jude Law and Kate Winslet
3. Willie Stark drinks his orange pop:
a) like a country bumpkin
b) with two straws
c) to show rebellion
d) all of the above
4. One subplot in All the King’s Men is:
a) the surgeon’s quest to build a hospital
b) Jack’s romantic inclination for Ann Stanton
c) Ann Stanton’s desire to become a professional pianist
d) Judge Irwin’s proclamation against Jim Crow laws
5. Sugar Boy, the governor’s bodyguard, is played by
a) Jackie Earle Haley
b) Patricia Clarkson
c) Anthony Hopkins
d) Sean Penn
6. The film takes place
a) in Alabama
b) in Louisiana
c) in the 1930s
d) in the 1940s
e) b+c
f) a+d
7. The novel All the King’s Men won
a) the Nobel Prize
b) Book of the Year 1946
c) the Pulitzer Prize
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
8. The model for Willie Stark in the novel was
a) Lyndon Johnson
b) Hugo Chávez
c) Huey P. Long
d) Humphrey Bogart
9. Jack’s family was
a) seperated
b) rich
c) poor
d) a+b
10. Willie Stark’s press conferences in the film can be compared to press conferences by
a) Chairman Mao
b) Adolph Hitler
c) Mussolini
d) Stalin
e) all of the above
Take a quick quizz about the film:
1. Jack’s job before he became an assistant to Governor Stark was:
a) university professor
b) lawyer
c) journalist
d) psychologist
2. Which actors successfully use a Southern accent in the film?
a) Anthony Hopkins
b) Anthony Hopkins and Patricia Clarkson
c) Jude Law and James Horner
d) Jude Law and Kate Winslet
3. Willie Stark drinks his orange pop:
a) like a country bumpkin
b) with two straws
c) to show rebellion
d) all of the above
4. One subplot in All the King’s Men is:
a) the surgeon’s quest to build a hospital
b) Jack’s romantic inclination for Ann Stanton
c) Ann Stanton’s desire to become a professional pianist
d) Judge Irwin’s proclamation against Jim Crow laws
5. Sugar Boy, the governor’s bodyguard, is played by
a) Jackie Earle Haley
b) Patricia Clarkson
c) Anthony Hopkins
d) Sean Penn
6. The film takes place
a) in Alabama
b) in Louisiana
c) in the 1930s
d) in the 1940s
e) b+c
f) a+d
7. The novel All the King’s Men won
a) the Nobel Prize
b) Book of the Year 1946
c) the Pulitzer Prize
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
8. The model for Willie Stark in the novel was
a) Lyndon Johnson
b) Hugo Chávez
c) Huey P. Long
d) Humphrey Bogart
9. Jack’s family was
a) seperated
b) rich
c) poor
d) a+b
10. Willie Stark’s press conferences in the film can be compared to press conferences by
a) Chairman Mao
b) Adolph Hitler
c) Mussolini
d) Stalin
e) all of the above
f) none of the above
11. James Horner’s musical score
a) was highly appreciated by all reviewers
b) was considered too loud for the movie
c) used a traditional orchestra
d) a+c
e) b+c
12. The movie’s surprises are:
a) that Adam will assassinate Governor Stark
b) that Judge Irwin is Jack’s father
c) that Ann Stanton becomes the Governor's mistress
d) all of the above
11. James Horner’s musical score
a) was highly appreciated by all reviewers
b) was considered too loud for the movie
c) used a traditional orchestra
d) a+c
e) b+c
12. The movie’s surprises are:
a) that Adam will assassinate Governor Stark
b) that Judge Irwin is Jack’s father
c) that Ann Stanton becomes the Governor's mistress
d) all of the above
