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'Glory' was the 1989 film that told the story of the first African-American regiment raised by the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was a tribute to 180,000 African-Americans who served with the Union Army during the war.

A multiple-choice quiz by Plumbus. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Plumbus
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
239,091
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
1324
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. What was the name of the regiment on which the story centred? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The commanding officer of the regiment was Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, played by Matthew Broderick. What city was Shaw from? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. One of Shaw's friends from civilian life was a black soldier, Corporal Thomas Searles. Which actor played the character of Searles? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who directed 'Glory'? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Private Trip was flogged after being charged with deserting the regiment during its arduous training regime. Why had he left the camp? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. John Rawlins was promoted to Sergeant Major as the regiment journeyed south to the front line. What occupation did he have before he joined the regiment? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Kevin Jarre had a small acting part in front of the camera as a Union soldier. What major role did he have behind the camera? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. When Shaw was invited to take command of the regiment, to which famous African-American was he introduced? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which actor won his first Oscar for his role in 'Glory'? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. At the end of the film, the regiment suffered heavy casualties in trying to capture which fort from the Confederate forces? Hint



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1. What was the name of the regiment on which the story centred?

Answer: 54th Massachussetts

The 54th Massachussetts was the first African-American Regiment formed in the American military. There had been auxiliary units of escaped and freed slaves formed closer to the front line, but the 54th was an official regiment formed of volunteer free men from the northern states, over half of whom were literate and most of whom were in steady employment before they rallied to the cause.
2. The commanding officer of the regiment was Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, played by Matthew Broderick. What city was Shaw from?

Answer: Boston, Massachussetts

The Robert Gould Shaw Memorial stands in Boston, Massachussetts today.
Shaw was 25 when he died leading his regiment in battle; Broderick was 26 when he played him in the film.
3. One of Shaw's friends from civilian life was a black soldier, Corporal Thomas Searles. Which actor played the character of Searles?

Answer: Andre Braugher

Thomas Searles was a highly educated young man who had been a childhood friend of Shaw's. Shaw's family were prominent amongst the Abolitionist movement and had many friends amongst the free African-Americans in the urbanised north. He had a tough time adjusting to the brutal training methods necessary to prepare him for the rigours of combat.
4. Who directed 'Glory'?

Answer: Edward Zwick

'Glory' was Zwick's second feature film, after 'About Last Night' (1986). He had established himself as a success with the 1980s TV series 'Thirtysomething', which he had co-created with Marsall Herskovitz. He went on to further success with films such as 'Legends of the Fall' (1994) and 'The Last Samurai' (2003).
5. Private Trip was flogged after being charged with deserting the regiment during its arduous training regime. Why had he left the camp?

Answer: To look for a pair of boots

The Quartermaster at the training camp had deliberately withheld essential supplies for the newly formed regiment, and many of them suffered because of the lack of appropriate footwear. His attitude was typical of the mistrust and prejudice initially held by many in the army towards the African-American soldiers.

It was a long time before they were equipped with rifles, uniforms and boots.
6. John Rawlins was promoted to Sergeant Major as the regiment journeyed south to the front line. What occupation did he have before he joined the regiment?

Answer: Gravedigger

Rawlins was played by Morgan Freeman. Shaw first encountered Rawlins after the battle of Antietam, where he had been digging the graves for the Union dead. It was Rawlins who roused Shaw from his unconscious state, which he had gained from an injury on the battlefield.
7. Kevin Jarre had a small acting part in front of the camera as a Union soldier. What major role did he have behind the camera?

Answer: Screen-writer

Kevin Jarre had initiated the project after a chance meeting with Lincoln Kirstein, a writer who was an authority on Shaw. Jarre drew heavily on Kirstein's book, 'Lay This Laurel', as well as Peter Burchard's book, 'One Gallant Rush'. He also researched through the hundreds of letters that Shaw wrote home to his family, which are kept in the Houghton Library at Harvard University.
8. When Shaw was invited to take command of the regiment, to which famous African-American was he introduced?

Answer: Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass was an escaped slave who became an important member of the Abolitionist movement before and during the Civil War. He was played by Raymond St.Jacques in 'Glory'.
9. Which actor won his first Oscar for his role in 'Glory'?

Answer: Denzel Washington

Washington won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of the surly Private Trip, an escaped slave from Tennessee.
10. At the end of the film, the regiment suffered heavy casualties in trying to capture which fort from the Confederate forces?

Answer: Fort Wagner

Fort Wagner, which guarded Charleston, South Carolina, was not taken by the Union forces during their investment of it in the summer of 1863. There were 1,515 Union soldiers killed, as opposed to 174 Confederate casualties. The 54th Regiment, which spearheaded the assault, incurred 270 casualties, including Colonel Shaw who was killed close to the parapet's summit.
Source: Author Plumbus

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