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Quiz about Patton A Salute to a Rebel  Part One
Quiz about Patton A Salute to a Rebel  Part One

"Patton": A Salute to a Rebel - Part One Quiz


This is the first of two quizzes devoted to my favorite motion picture, "Patton", winner of seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture (1970). This quiz will cover the first half, until the intermission. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by robmeister. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
robmeister
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
180,623
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
13 / 20
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2305
Awards
Top 10% Quiz
Last 3 plays: knethen222 (16/20), Guest 199 (18/20), Guest 174 (13/20).
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Question 1 of 20
1. The film opens with the unforgettable image of General George S. Patton, Jr. (George C. Scott) in front of a giant American flag, as he addresses unseen troops. Before he speaks, a bugle plays. What is the title of the bugle call? Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. Following the speech, we are shown the aftermath of a battle at Kasserine Pass, in Tunisia, 1943. Several scavengers are removing items from the dead soldiers' bodies. What is the first item that someone tries to remove? Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. When we first see Patton (following the monologue), where is he? Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. When Patton arrives at II Corps Headquarters in Tunisia, he makes a big entrance.


Question 5 of 20
5. When Patton first puts on his Lieutenant General stars, was the promotion official yet?


Question 6 of 20
6. Ever the visionary tank commander, Patton describes to Major General Omar Bradley (Karl Malden) a uniform he had designed for tank soldiers. Which of the following is NOT in the description Patton gives? Hint


Question 7 of 20
7. Finish this quote from Patton: "Gentlemen, from this moment, any man without leggings, without a helmet, without a tie, any man with unshined shoes or soiled uniform, ___________" Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. While en route to Kasserine to view the site of the recent battle, Patton orders a detour to the site of an ancient battle. Whose city are the ruins? Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. Patton has a profound respect for the enemy.


Question 10 of 20
10. In Berlin, Captain Oskar Steiger (Siegfried Rauch) presents his assessment of Patton to Field Marshal Erwin Rommel (Karl Michael Volger). After hearing the report, is Rommel leary of Patton?


Question 11 of 20
11. At El Guettar, one of Patton's aides, Lt. Alexander Stiller (Patrick J. Zurica), is killed during the battle.


Question 12 of 20
12. Back at the German bunker, at which location does General Alfred Jodl (Richard Münch) think Patton will invade Europe when he asks Steiger for his opinion? Hint


Question 13 of 20
13. After Patton's dinner, at which he proposed the invasion of Sicily, Montgomery meets with Major General Walter Bedell Smith (Ed Binns) to discuss an alternate plan. Where is this meeting? Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. Several times in the movie, the name "Ike" is mentioned. Who is "Ike"? Hint


Question 15 of 20
15. On what date did Patton land at Gela, on the island of Sicily? Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. On Sicily, Patton violates orders and takes Palermo after Monty meets heavy resistance at Catania.


Question 17 of 20
17. Finish this quote from General Bradley: "There's one big difference between you and me, George. I do this job because I've been trained to do it. You do it because ________________."

Answer: (Three Words)
Question 18 of 20
18. In the hospital tent, prior to the infamous "slapping incident," Patton pins a medal on the pillow of a severely wounded soldier. What was that medal? Hint


Question 19 of 20
19. Patton gets to Messina before Montgomery.


Question 20 of 20
20. Patton regrets the "slapping incident."



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The film opens with the unforgettable image of General George S. Patton, Jr. (George C. Scott) in front of a giant American flag, as he addresses unseen troops. Before he speaks, a bugle plays. What is the title of the bugle call?

Answer: To the Color

Typically, "To the Color" is played whenever the flag is raised or lowered. In this case, it appears a little dramatic license was used to pay homage to the flag (and to show off Patton's decorations before his speech). A more appropriate bugle call might have been "Assembly", which calls troups to gather at a designated location, but it is much shorter than "To the Color". "First Call", which signals preparation for inspection/formation at the beginning of the day (It is sounded before "Reveille"), is commonly heard at horse races, to signal the horses entering the gates. "Call to Quarters" is the penultimate bugle call of the day; it signals troops to return to their quarters for the night, and that lights out ("Taps") will come within a few minutes. (Some information from bands.army.mil.)
2. Following the speech, we are shown the aftermath of a battle at Kasserine Pass, in Tunisia, 1943. Several scavengers are removing items from the dead soldiers' bodies. What is the first item that someone tries to remove?

Answer: a wedding ring

During the so-called a scavenger hunt, General Omar Bradley arrives to survey the battlefield. After one of his officers fires a few warning shots, the scavengers disperse.
3. When we first see Patton (following the monologue), where is he?

Answer: Morocco

He is in Rabat, receiving a medal from the Minister of Morocco, for his "brilliant amphibious landing on the continent of Africa." Following the presentation of the medal, Patton observes a pass-and-review of Moroccan soldiers. He was so impressed by the procession, he makes a comment to his aides that he wishes American troops looked that good.
4. When Patton arrives at II Corps Headquarters in Tunisia, he makes a big entrance.

Answer: True

Oh, yes he does! Patton pulls up in front of headquarters over an hour early, standing in the passenger side of a half-track, with siren blaring!
Though it is likely that the movie takes a little dramatic license here, this scene is not out of the realm of possibility. The real General Patton had a penchant for drama, glory, and romance.
5. When Patton first puts on his Lieutenant General stars, was the promotion official yet?

Answer: No

Not quite yet. When Bradley asked if he was being premature, Patton says he's been nominated for promotion by the President. Then Bradley counters by saying the Senate has to approve the promotion. Unphased, Patton replies that he and the Senate are on different schedules.
6. Ever the visionary tank commander, Patton describes to Major General Omar Bradley (Karl Malden) a uniform he had designed for tank soldiers. Which of the following is NOT in the description Patton gives?

Answer: Knee-high black leather boots

Though the boots sound like they would fit in with the rest of uniform, Patton makes no mention of footware in his description. He went to say that the Army rejected the design (probably because they felt he had watched one too many "Flash Gordon" serials).
7. Finish this quote from Patton: "Gentlemen, from this moment, any man without leggings, without a helmet, without a tie, any man with unshined shoes or soiled uniform, ___________"

Answer: is going to be skinned!

When Patton enters the II Corps mess hall, he notices that it seems all the men, from the cooks to the officers, are out of uniform. So, after fining the head cook $20 for not wearing leggings, he makes this announcement so that the men know he means business when it comes to discipline.
8. While en route to Kasserine to view the site of the recent battle, Patton orders a detour to the site of an ancient battle. Whose city are the ruins?

Answer: Carthaginians

In this scene, we are given insight to Patton's belief in reincarnation (He says he was there at the Carthaginian city) and poetry, as he quotes a poem of his about being many different people through the years, but always himself.
9. Patton has a profound respect for the enemy.

Answer: True

Patton firmly believes in the philosophy that the best way to fight the enemy is to know and respect the enemy. The first example of Patton's respect comes after a strafing run by two German planes at II Corps HQ. When the attack was over, he says that he wished he could locate the crews of those planes, so he could give them a medal. Later, in preparation for the battle at El Guettar, Patton had read Erwin Rommel's book on tank warfare and strategy.
10. In Berlin, Captain Oskar Steiger (Siegfried Rauch) presents his assessment of Patton to Field Marshal Erwin Rommel (Karl Michael Volger). After hearing the report, is Rommel leary of Patton?

Answer: Yes

General Jodl reminds Rommel they have a meeting with Hitler in a few minutes, and that the Führer wants to hear what his strategy will be with Patton. He simply replies "I will attack and annihilate him! Before he does the same to me."
11. At El Guettar, one of Patton's aides, Lt. Alexander Stiller (Patrick J. Zurica), is killed during the battle.

Answer: False

No, it was Lt. Richard "Dick" Jenson (Morgan Paull). When he was unable to raise General Bradley on the radio, Patton told him to relay a message to Bradley, pronto. But shortly after Jenson got to Bradley's position, a German plane came in for a strafing run, killing him.

The next scene shows Patton walking with a cart bearing Jenson's body, as his voice-over tells of a letter to the young man's mother.
12. Back at the German bunker, at which location does General Alfred Jodl (Richard Münch) think Patton will invade Europe when he asks Steiger for his opinion?

Answer: Sardinia

Steiger counters by saying that Patton will invade Sicily at Syracuse, because he is a military historian who knows Sicily is where the Athenians attacked the Romans centuries before. Sure enough, Patton does indeed plan to invade Sicily.
13. After Patton's dinner, at which he proposed the invasion of Sicily, Montgomery meets with Major General Walter Bedell Smith (Ed Binns) to discuss an alternate plan. Where is this meeting?

Answer: In a restroom

After General Smith tells Monty that he is sure General Eisenhower will "give it serious consideration," Monty says "[It's] amusing ... that the final plans for the invasion of Sicily shall have been put forward in an Algerian lavatory."
14. Several times in the movie, the name "Ike" is mentioned. Who is "Ike"?

Answer: Dwight D. Eisenhower

"Ike" was the nickname of Dwight D. Eisenhower, commander of the Allied forces in Europe. By the end of 1944, he became General of the Army (Five-star General), a wartime rank only a select few men ever attained. When he ran for President in 1952, his campaign was promoted by the use of buttons that read "I Like Ike."
15. On what date did Patton land at Gela, on the island of Sicily?

Answer: 10 July 1943

The date of the landing is evidenced on the clapboards of film captured by the Germans. General Jodl and his staff are watching this film at the bunker, assessing both Patton and Bradley.
16. On Sicily, Patton violates orders and takes Palermo after Monty meets heavy resistance at Catania.

Answer: True

Because of the heavy resistance, Bradley is ordered to let Monty take Baucina Road north to Messina. As a result, all of Patton's 7th Army (except Bradley's II Corps) have nothing to do, providing an opportunity for Patton to move north to Palermo. When General Carver (Michael Strong) comes in with orders from General Alexandar to stop at Agrigento, Patton tells Carver that the orders were "garbled in transmission." He then says to have the message re-sent, and to have them take their time doing so.

This allows Patton enough time to go into Palermo.
17. Finish this quote from General Bradley: "There's one big difference between you and me, George. I do this job because I've been trained to do it. You do it because ________________."

Answer: you love it

After Patton orders Major General Lucian Truscott (John Doucette) to perform a nearly-impossible amphibious assault in the time allowed, Bradley tells Patton he is taking a great risk with the men under his command, just so he could get to Messina before Montgomery.
18. In the hospital tent, prior to the infamous "slapping incident," Patton pins a medal on the pillow of a severely wounded soldier. What was that medal?

Answer: Purple Heart

In my opinion, this scene was definitive in showing Patton's passion for battle and respect for the wounded, as well as his strong conviction against "battle fatigue" (now known as "post-traumatic stress disorder").
First, he meets a soldier named Gomez, who is recovering from a chest wound. Next, he stops at the bed of a badly wounded soldier. His chest and eyes are covered in bandages, and he is on oxygen. Patton kneels at his bedside, reaches for a Purple Heart (which is given to service members who are wounded in battle), whispers something in his ear (presumably a citation and/or "get well" message), then quietly gets up to continue his visit.
Then comes the "Soldier Who Gets Slapped" (That's the official movie credit). He tells Patton that his nerves are shot and he can't take the shelling anymore. Patton immediately calls him a coward, slaps him about the head, knocking his helmet off. Patton then orders him back to the front lines.
NOTE -- The "slap" shown in this movie is based on two separate incidents, in which the real General Patton slapped men because they had "battle fatigue," which Patton himself claimed was just another form of cowardice.
19. Patton gets to Messina before Montgomery.

Answer: True

As Montgomery's men march into Messina to a boisterous and jubilant crowd, they stop suddenly because Patton is already there. Monty steps up to Patton and they exchange salutes:

Montgomery: "Don't smirk, Patton. I shan't kiss you."
Patton: "That's a pity, for I shaved very close this morning, in preparation for getting smacked by you."

PERSONAL NOTE - My father introduced me to this film a long time ago, and this was one of his favorite scenes, especially when the two bands (British and American) start playing different pieces of music simultaneously. My father used to say that there is nothing louder than a bunch of bagpipes, and (at least musically) he was correct!
20. Patton regrets the "slapping incident."

Answer: True

After receiving a personal reprimand from Eisenhower, being forced to publicly apologize, and getting relieved of his command of 7th Army, he tells Sgt. William George Meeks (James Edwards) that he wishes he had kissed him instead.

So ends the first half of the this quiz. See you for Part Two.
Source: Author robmeister

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