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Quiz about Brazil
Quiz about Brazil

Brazil Trivia Quiz


This is a critically acclaimed science fiction film directed by Terry Gilliam. This quiz is based on the DVD version.

A multiple-choice quiz by christopherm. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
christopherm
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
268,461
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
432
Awards
Top 10% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. The film opens with a Monty Pythonesque television commercial seen through a shop window on a number of television sets. What are they advertising? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. A somewhat mindless clerk is working in the Department of Records when he is distracted by something. What is it? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. As the boss is looking on, the workers in the Department of Records are seen scurrying about, obsessively attentive to their duties. What do they do when the boss isn't looking? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What goes wrong in Sam Lowry's apartment? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Does Sam get his air conditioning repaired?


Question 6 of 10
6. To which department is Sam promoted? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Who is officer 412/L? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The workers for Central Services have requisitioned Sam's apartment for repairs. Who comes to Sam's rescue? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Sam and Jill have escaped to his mother's house. Sam reveals to Jill that he knows of a way he can save her. What does he do? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Sam has been captured by security. He is slated for punishment. Is he rescued?



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The film opens with a Monty Pythonesque television commercial seen through a shop window on a number of television sets. What are they advertising?

Answer: ducts

"I want to talk to you about ducts. Do your ducts seem old-fashioned and out-of-date?" The latest ducts are available from Central Services in an amazing variety of colors. After the commercial, there is a horrific explosion. The terrorists are to blame. Speculating on their motivation, the minister suggests that it is simply a matter of "bad sportsmanship."
2. A somewhat mindless clerk is working in the Department of Records when he is distracted by something. What is it?

Answer: fly

As arrest warrants are being generated, the clerk is distracted by a buzzing fly. The fly lands on the ceiling and the clerk, on a quest, grabs a chair, and squashes the fly with a newspaper. The fly falls into the typewriting mechanism and an error occurs. The name Tuttle is turned into Buttle. This seemingly innocuous error creates great havoc.
3. As the boss is looking on, the workers in the Department of Records are seen scurrying about, obsessively attentive to their duties. What do they do when the boss isn't looking?

Answer: watch old TV westerns

Mr. Kurtzmann (Ian Holm) has an office above the main working area. When he goes into his office, the workers immediately switch their computers to an old TV western. The flurry of activity begins again as Mr. Kurtzmann comes out of his office. The transitions from working and watching television are hilarious.
4. What goes wrong in Sam Lowry's apartment?

Answer: air conditioning

Sam Lowry (Jonathan Pryce) lives in an apartment filled with Wallace & Gromit like contraptions and devices oddly concocted of new and old technology. He calls Central Services, but they are hopelessly understaffed. "I've got trouble with my air conditioning.

It's an emergency." Unfortunately, Central Services reports that they cannot take service calls between 2300 and 0900. In what is an obviously recorded message, the message states, "Have a nice day, this has not been a recording."
5. Does Sam get his air conditioning repaired?

Answer: Yes

Yes, he does. Archibald Tuttle (Robert DeNiro) intercepts the call to Central Services, and arrives to fix Sam's air conditioning. "Harry Tuttle, heating engineer, at your service." All of Sam's wiring and ducts are hidden behind panels in his apartment.

When Harry opens the panel, the ducts spring out and hiss as if they were alive. Harry is a bit of an anarchist in this dystopian society steeped in bureaucracy. He manages to fix it with a by-pass. While Harry is still in the apartment, a couple of thugs from Central Services do show up, but Sam fends them off by insisting that they produce a form 27B/6. Harry hums the tune to "Brazil" as he closes up the panel.
6. To which department is Sam promoted?

Answer: Information Retrieval

Sam is intent upon tracking down Jill Layton (Kim Greist) and finally accepts a position with Information Retrieval in order to gather information about her. There is a desk located in the wall connected to an adjacent office. He has to tug on the desk in order to get at least half of it on his side.
7. Who is officer 412/L?

Answer: Jack Lint

Jack Lint (Michael Palin) is indeed officer 412/L and has been a fixture in Information Retrieval for quite some time. Sam tells Jack that he needs some information. Jack replies, "This is Information Retrieval, not Information Dispersal." It turns out that Jack is the person who killed Mr. Buttle in a case of mistaken identity and now it has become necessary to cover their tracks.
8. The workers for Central Services have requisitioned Sam's apartment for repairs. Who comes to Sam's rescue?

Answer: Harry Tuttle

As Sam is thrust out of his apartment, Tuttle arrives on the scene to help. The Central Service workers are wearing thermal suits since they have made the apartment too cold to be without one. Tuttle switches their oxygen intake with the sewage pipe, causing their suits to be filled with sewage.
9. Sam and Jill have escaped to his mother's house. Sam reveals to Jill that he knows of a way he can save her. What does he do?

Answer: He deletes her file from the computer records.

Sam makes his way to Mr. Helpmann's office, finds a computer terminal and deletes her records. This, in essence, makes her non-existent. However, as they are celebrating, security forces barge in and arrest Sam and Jill.
10. Sam has been captured by security. He is slated for punishment. Is he rescued?

Answer: No

He is only rescued in his imagination. As Jack is on the verge of torturing Sam, Jack is killed by a sniper. Harry Tuttle once again comes to Sam's rescue. They escape together, but suddenly Harry is enveloped in paper receipts and disappears without a trace. Next, Sam narrowly escapes security forces by entering a small house situated on a truck that Jill is driving. They happily drive off into the picturesque countryside. Now, that would have been a happy ending. Unfortunately, all of this takes place in the vivid imagination of Sam.

In the final scene, you see the faces of Mr. Helpmann and Jack. Mr. Helpmann says, "He's got away from us, Jack." Jack replies, "I'm afraid you're right, Mr. Helpmann. He's gone." They depart, leaving Sam in what appears to be a semi-catatonic state. Even so, Jack is smiling, lost in the revelry of his dreams.

Brazil, where hearts were entertained in June,
We stood beneath an amber moon,
And softly murmured 'Some day soon'
We kissed and clung together,
Then, tomorrow was another day.
The morning found me miles away,
With still a million things to say;
Now, when twilight beams the sky above,
Recalling thrills of our love,
There's one thing I'm certain of,
Return, I will,
To old Brazil.
Source: Author christopherm

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