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Movies Quiz: Dead Poets Society | 10 Questions

A quiz on the Oscar nominated film 'Dead Poets Society'.

A multiple-choice quiz by no_1_gracie. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
no_1_gracie

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
40,292

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
5660

Last 3 plays: Guest 91 (8/10), stephedm (10/10), Guest 107 (0/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the name of the inspiring English teacher played by Robin Williams? Hint

John Keating

Jake Kates

Jack Keaton

Joe Kent

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the name of the student who wants to be an actor? Hint

Neil Perish

Norman Peter

Nelson Parker

Neil Perry

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the name of the book that the members of the Dead Poets Society read from at each meeting? Hint

They Never Read From a Book

Poems of Robert Frost

Five Centuries of Verse

Poetry for the Soul

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Question 4 of 10

4. How did Todd Anderson get an inspiration for a poem in front of the class? Hint

Describing a picture of an old man on the wall

By writing adjectives on the board and using them in a poem

It just came to him

He needed no inspiration; he already had a poem to read

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Question 5 of 10

5. What did Charles Dalton read the back of for his poetry reading at a Dead Poets Society meeting? Hint

A personals column

An ad from a newspaper

A nude centerfold

He read from their book

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Question 6 of 10

6. Why did Knox Overstreet go into a public high school one morning? Hint

To check out 'new stakes'

To read a poem and present flowers to his crush, Chris

To see if he'd like it better

To beat up Chet the football player

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Question 7 of 10

7. How do the students address their English teacher? Hint

Leader, My Leader

Oh Captain, My Captain

Oh Master, My Master

Sir

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the play that the Neil starred in? Hint

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Julius Caesar

Romeo and Juliet

Much Ado About Nothing

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Question 9 of 10

9. How did Neil die? Hint

He stabbed himself

He shot himself

He swallowed an overdosage of pills

His father killed him

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Question 10 of 10

10. Why is the English teacher forced to leave? Hint

He quits

The school pins the blame of Neil's death on him

He was transferred to a school in London

The student's parents didn't like his teaching methods

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Most Recent Scores

Sep 18 2026 : Guest 91: 8/10
Sep 14 2026 : stephedm: 10/10
Sep 14 2026 : Guest 107: 0/10
Sep 11 2026 : Guest 93: 6/10
Sep 03 2026 : Guest 184: 10/10
Aug 25 2026 : Guest 68: 7/10
Aug 20 2026 : Guest 70: 10/10
Aug 19 2026 : polly656: 8/10

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