Westerns Test

Ms. Twyman

The following is a practice test over that quintessential American genra the Western. It focuses on three classic American Westerns ("Stage Coach", "Shane", and "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"). Although the actual test you would take in Film Studies is different from this, it covers much of the same material. When you have finished answering the questions below click "submit" to send your answers in. The quizmaker will automatically grade your test and give you the results.

  1. In what year was "Shane" released?

    2. Your answer:

  2. Who directed "Shane"?

    3. Your answer:

  3. Who played little Joey Starrett (in "Shane")?

    4. Your answer:
    Brandon DeWilde (in his first role)
    Robert Redford (he was a natural)
    Ronnie Howard (fresh off Mayberry RFD)
    Van Heflin (in his academy award winning role)

  4. Who played Shane?

    5. Your answer:

  5. What life ceremony occured in "Shane"?

    6. Your answer:

  6. Where was "Shane" filmed?

    7. Your answer:
    Monument Valley (wasn't every thing?)
    Dodge City (right before Marshall Dillon got there)
    Tombstone (the city not the pizza)
    The Grand Teton Mountains (a big place for a big story)

  7. Who plays Riker's hired gun?

    8. Your answer:
    David Carradine
    John Wayne
    Jack Pallance
    George Roy Hill

  8. What color did the villian in question number 7 wear?

    9. Your answer:
    White (he was pure evil!)
    Grey (he was a neutral mercinary)
    Radical Red
    Basic Black

  9. How is young Joey's first view of Shane framed?

    10. Your answer:
    through the broken slatts of the saloon door
    through Joey's window
    through the bucking hooves of a horse
    through the antlers of a deer

  10. What country are Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid thinking of visiting at the end of the movie?

    11. Your answer:

  11. Butch and Sundance are members of what gang?

    12. Your answer:
    The Hole In The Wall Gang
    The Wild Bunch
    Butch's Bad Guys
    Both 1 and 2

  12. Name another member of Butch and Sundance's gang?

    13. Your answer:
    Harvey Logan
    Dallas
    E. H. Woodcock
    Aggie

  13. What "transportation of the future" are Butch and Etta riding on when they encounter a bull?

    14. Your answer:

  14. Which of the following characters in "Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid" said, "You are going to die bloody and all you can do is choose where!"

    15. Your answer:
    Etta Place
    Sheriff Ray
    Butch Cassidy
    The Sundance Kid

  15. Which of the following characters in "Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid" said, "I wish that just once you would get here on time!"

    16. Your answer:
    Sheriff Roy
    Butch Cassidy
    The Sundance Kid
    Etta Place

  16. Which of the following characters in "Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid" said, "I won't stay here and watch you die."

    17. Your answer:
    Butch Cassidy
    The Sundance Kid
    Etta Place
    Sheriff Ray

  17. Which of the following characters in "Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid" said, "Why you crazy the fall will probably kill you!"

    18. Your answer:
    Sheriff Roy
    Butch Cassidy
    The Sundance Kid
    Etta Place

  18. Who wrote the screenplay for "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"? (Use both the first and last names.)

    19. Your answer:

  19. Who designed the costumes for "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"?

    20. Your answer:

  20. Who was the cinematographer for for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?

    21. Your answer:

  21. Who played the Sundance Kid?

    22. Your answer:
    John Wayne
    Ted Cassidy
    Robert Redford
    Paul Newman

  22. Who played Butch Cassidy?

    23. Your answer:
    Paul Newman
    Ted Cassidy
    Robert Redford
    Jack Pallance

  23. In what year was "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" released?

    24. Your answer:

  24. Who directed "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"?

    25. Your answer:

  25. What pop song won an Academy Award and subsequently became a hit from the movie "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"?

    26. Your answer:
    "Nothin' Seems to Fit"
    "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head"
    A series of classic American Folk Songs
    none of the above

  26. What does the Sundance Kid say to Butch when he refused to jump off a cliff?

    27. Your answer:

  27. Who played Harvey Logan in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"?

    28. Your answer:
    Paul Newman
    George Furth
    Jack Pallance
    Ted Cassidy

  28. Who played Agnes in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"?

    29. Your answer:
    Claire Trevor
    Cloris Leachman
    Jane Fonda
    Katherine Ross

  29. Who played Woodcock in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"?

    30. Your answer:
    Ted Cassidy
    Brandon DeWilde
    Robert Redford
    George Furth

  30. Jack Martin Smith and Phillip Jeffries were responsible for the art direction in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"?

    31. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  31. John C Howard and Richard C. Myer were responsible for the editing in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"?

    32. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  32. Who was responsible for the sound in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"?

    33. Your answer:
    Lucas Films Limited
    John C Howard and Richard C Myer
    William E Edmondson and David E. Dockendorf
    Jack Martin Smith and Philip Jefferies

  33. Which of the following techniques was utilized in the final sequence (the ending) of "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"?

    34. Your answer:
    a smash zoom
    a schuftan shot
    a freeze frame
    a pan glide

  34. Which of the following films did not utilize the technique mentioned in question 33?

    35. Your answer:
    "Bonnie and Clyde"
    "The 400 Blows"
    "Gone With The Wind"
    "Gallipoli"

  35. Which of the following films is an example of a buddy film?

    36. Your answer:
    "Shane"
    "Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid"
    "Stagecoach"
    "The Great Train Robbery"

  36. The First Great American Western was titled ________?_______.

    37. Your answer:

  37. Which of the following is NOT an example of an historical western (one that is based on facts)?

    38. Your answer:
    "Little Big Man"
    "Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid"
    "Gunfight At The OK Corral"
    "Shane"

  38. Which of the following rituals and conventions were NOT found in "Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid"?

    39. Your answer:
    a funeral
    a stage coach robbery
    a bank robbery
    a railroad heist

  39. Which of the following is NOT an example of a comedy western?

    40. Your answer:
    "Destry Rides Again"
    "Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid"
    "Blazing Saddles"
    "The Great Train Robbery"

  40. What type of Western would "Shane" be BEST classified as?

    41. Your answer:
    Comedy
    Historical
    Mythic
    Message

  41. In what year was "Stagecoach" released?

    42. Your answer:

  42. Who directed "Stagecoach"?

    43. Your answer:

  43. Where was "Stage Coach" filmed?

    44. Your answer:
    Monument Valley
    Durango, Colorado
    The Grand Teton mountains
    Kansas City, Kansas

  44. Who played The Ringo Kid in "Stagecoach"?

    45. Your answer:

  45. What life ceremony is depicted in "Stagecoach"?

    46. Your answer:
    the birth of a baby
    Torries' funeral
    4 weddings and a funeral
    all of the above

  46. What poker hand does Luke Plummer hold in the final poker game sequence of "Stagecoach"?

    47. Your answer:

  47. "Stagecoach" exemplifies what type of technique?

    48. Your answer:
    The Grand Hotel Device
    The Ship of Fools Device
    The Breakfast Club Device
    Both 1 and 2 are correct

  48. How much did it cost to film "Stagecoach"?

    49. Your answer:

  49. What legendary old west gunfighter served as an advisor for the gunfight sequences depicted in "Stagecoach"?

    50. Your answer:

  50. Who played Dallas in "Stagecoach"?

    51. Your answer:
    Jane Austin (she got the role because of the similarities in the names)
    Katherine Ross (she knew her place was in westerns)
    Clair Trevor (this actress had a heart of gold)
    none of the above, this character was not in "Stagecoach"

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