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The American Dream

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Introduction:
"A look at the American Dream in movies, plays and novels."


1. The ultimate tale of the American Dream gone wrong is Arthur Miller's "Death of A Salesman". What actor received stellar reviews for his performance in the theatre as Willy Loman?
    Jose Ferer
    Lee J. Cobb
    E.G. Marshall
    Rod Steiger


2. Montgomery Clift is out to make his way up the ladder in "A Place in the Sun". It doesn't quite work out - largely because he falls for Elizabeth Taylor. When does she first take notice of him?
    At the factory where he works
    When he's shooting pool
    At a resort
    In her father's office


3. There actually is a play entitled "The American Dream". Who is the author?
    Edward Albee
    William Inge
    Tennessee Williams
    Eugene O'Neill


4. In "The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit" Gregory Peck decides that the cost (to family) of climbing the corporate ladder is too high. Who plays his boss - a man that has made the opposite decision?
    James Whitmore
    Paul Muni
    Fredric March
    Edmond O'Brien


5. In "Wall Street", who utters the famous line that "greed is good"?
    Martin Sheen
    Charlie Sheen
    Michael Douglas
    Daryl Hannah


6. In "Patterns", Van Heflin squares off against new employer Everett Sloane in a well-acted drama that was a "breakthrough" for an up-and-coming writer? Who was the writer?
    W.R. Burnett
    Carl Reiner
    Rod Serling
    Paddy Chayefsky


7. Which of these movies does NOT deal in some way with the idea that "success in business has its price"?
    Sorry, Wrong Number
    The Sweet Smell of Success
    The Blue Dahlia
    The Apartment


8. "Disclosure" is sex discrimination in reverse: the man is the victim of a woman who will help his career along ... if. Who is the woman?
    Demi Moore
    Candice Bergen
    Susan Sarandon
    Jane Fonda


9. Kirk Douglas sacrifices his humanity on his way to the top of the boxing world. What is the movie?
    On the Waterfront
    Requiem for A Heavyweight
    Champion
    Body and Soul


10. Which of these writers is well-known for satirizing (and criticizing)
American business and businessmen?
    John Steinbeck
    Sinclair Lewis
    Thomas Wolfe
    William Faulkner


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