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Quiz about To Kill A Mockingbird The Movie

"To Kill A Mockingbird" The Movie Quiz

This quiz is on the Oscar winning movie based on Harper Lee's classic book.

A multiple-choice quiz by bonanza22. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
bonanza22

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
204,086

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
14 / 20

Plays
6698

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 75 (19/20), FastEd8 (14/20), Guest 72 (12/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. What do the children call their father?

Answer: (One Word, starts with 'A')

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Question 2 of 20

2. What is Boo Radley's real name? Hint

Arthur

Thomas

Nathan

Benjamin

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Question 3 of 20

3. Who shoots the mad dog? Hint

Judge Taylor

Heck Tate

Atticus

Jem

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Question 4 of 20

4. What is Tom Robinson's wife's name? Hint

Helen

Lucy

Evelyn

Sally

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Question 5 of 20

5. How does Mr. Cunningham pay Atticus for the legal work? Hint

Chicken

Fruit

Hickory nuts

Money

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Question 6 of 20

6. Who is Tom accused of raping? Hint

Mary Ellen Ewell

Madeline Ewell

Martha Ewell

Mayella Ewell

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Question 7 of 20

7. How does Atticus show that Tom uses his right hand? Hint

He throws a cup at him

He asks him which hand he uses

He has him write his name

He asks him to chop up a piece of wood

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Question 8 of 20

8. After his name, what is the first thing Dill says to Scout and Jem? Hint

"I'm 7 years old!"

"I'm staying here for the summer!"

"I can play the violin!"

"I can read!"

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Question 9 of 20

9. Where in Mississippi is Dill from? Hint

Jackson

Meridian

Canton

Tylertown

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Question 10 of 20

10. In the beginning of the movie, Jem wanted Atticus to play football for which team? Hint

the Presbyterians

the Baptists

the Methodists

the Congregationalists

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Question 11 of 20

11. The Finches' housekeeper's name is Sophie.

True

False

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Question 12 of 20

12. Whose remarks save Tom from being lynched? Hint

Scout's

Atticus'

Jem's

Dill's

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Question 13 of 20

13. How many years apart are Jem and Scout? Hint

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Question 14 of 20

14. Which of these is NOT one of the treasures Jem finds in the Radley tree? Hint

Pocket watch

Binoculars

Pocket knife

Soap dolls

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Question 15 of 20

15. Does the jury find Tom guilty or not guilty?

Answer: (One/two words - Guilty or Not Guilty)

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Question 16 of 20

16. Who saves Scout and Jem from Bob Ewell? Hint

Heck Tate

Atticus

Boo Radley

Miss Maudie

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Question 17 of 20

17. What costume does Scout have for the play? Hint

Chicken

Ham

Turkey

Mockingbird

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Question 18 of 20

18. "To Kill A Mockingbird" won the Oscar for Best Picture.

True

False

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Question 19 of 20

19. According to her story, what did Mayella ask Tom to chop up for her? Hint

Desk

Chiffarobe

Fire wood

Table

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Question 20 of 20

20. Why is it a sin to kill a mockingbird? Hint

Both reasons

All they do is sing

They don't hurt anybody

Neither reason

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Most Recent Scores

Apr 23 2024 : Guest 75: 19/20
Apr 16 2024 : FastEd8: 14/20
Apr 16 2024 : Guest 72: 12/20
Apr 16 2024 : Guest 174: 14/20
Apr 15 2024 : Guest 107: 18/20
Apr 15 2024 : yeats1: 7/20
Apr 14 2024 : Guest 72: 12/20
Apr 12 2024 : Guest 96: 19/20
Apr 11 2024 : Guest 63: 12/20

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What do the children call their father?

Answer: Atticus

Both kids call their father "Atticus" instead of "dad" or "father".

2. What is Boo Radley's real name?

Answer: Arthur

The kids call him "Boo" because, to them, he is a ghost.

3. Who shoots the mad dog?

Answer: Atticus

The kids thought that their father didn't do anything interesting, until they learn that their father is the best shot in Maycomb County!

4. What is Tom Robinson's wife's name?

Answer: Helen

Tom is the man who is convicted of raping a white woman.

5. How does Mr. Cunningham pay Atticus for the legal work?

Answer: Hickory nuts

Mr. Cunningham is incredibly poor, and doesn't have enough money to pay Atticus.

6. Who is Tom accused of raping?

Answer: Mayella Ewell

Mayella and her father Bob's story is questionable, because both stories don't match, and Mayella changes her mind about what really happened a few times while on the stand.

7. How does Atticus show that Tom uses his right hand?

Answer: He throws a cup at him

Tom's left hand was caught in a cotton gin, and is useless. To show this, Atticus throws a glass at him and asks Tom to catch it. Tom catches it with his right hand, and explains why he can't catch it with his left hand.

8. After his name, what is the first thing Dill says to Scout and Jem?

Answer: "I can read!"

Dill tells them his name and then says that he can read. Jem asks how old he is, and Dill replies that he's 7. Jem says that it's no wonder he can read, Scout's been reading a while and she's only 6.

9. Where in Mississippi is Dill from?

Answer: Meridian

Dill comes to stay with his aunt in Maycomb during the summers.

10. In the beginning of the movie, Jem wanted Atticus to play football for which team?

Answer: the Methodists

Atticus just says that he is too old to play tackle football.

11. The Finches' housekeeper's name is Sophie.

Answer: False

Her name is Calpurnia.

12. Whose remarks save Tom from being lynched?

Answer: Scout's

Scout talks to Mr. Cunningham about his entailment and he decides that he and his friends shouldn't be there because they all have faults. Her remarks also remind Mr. Cunningham of everything Atticus has done for him and his family.

13. How many years apart are Jem and Scout?

Answer: 4

In the beginning of the movie, Scout and Jem are talking about how old they were when their mother died. Scout was two, Jem was six, making them four years apart.

14. Which of these is NOT one of the treasures Jem finds in the Radley tree?

Answer: Binoculars

It is assumed that Boo Radley is giving these presents to the children. Mr. Radley plugs up the hole in the tree so that his son can't communicate this way with the children.

15. Does the jury find Tom guilty or not guilty?

Answer: Guilty

The jury, despite the obvious truth that Tom did not rape Mayella, convicts him because of his race.

16. Who saves Scout and Jem from Bob Ewell?

Answer: Boo Radley

Ewell had threatened Atticus, who thought Bob was just letting off steam. Bob breaks Jem's arm, and would have done more, if Boo hadn't saved them by killing Bob Ewell.

17. What costume does Scout have for the play?

Answer: Ham

Scout is the ham in the play about Maycomb's farm products. It was after the play that Bob Ewell tries to kill the kids.

18. "To Kill A Mockingbird" won the Oscar for Best Picture.

Answer: False

It actually lost to "Lawrence of Arabia" in 1962. Gregory Peck did win Best Actor, and the movie also won Best Screenplay. Mary Badham (Scout) was nominated for Best Supporting Actress.

19. According to her story, what did Mayella ask Tom to chop up for her?

Answer: Chiffarobe

Mayella did this in the hopes of seducing him. Her father saw them in the window, and beat up Mayella. Poor Tom was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

20. Why is it a sin to kill a mockingbird?

Answer: Both reasons

Atticus says never to kill a mockingbird because all they do is sing and they don't hurt anybody. The mockingbird symbolizes both Tom Robinson and Boo Radley.

I hope you liked my quiz and enjoyed "To Kill A Mockingbird"!

Source: Author bonanza22

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