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"Goodbye, Cruel World" Trivia Quiz

Klinger wants out of Korea after being targeted for laughs after he redecorates his office with Lebanese "doo-dads." Meanwhile, Potter and the medical staff also deal with a reluctant war hero harboring deep-seeded guilt. See what you remember here.

A multiple-choice quiz by sweetness15. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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sweetness15

Time
5 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
269,783

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 69 (8/10), Guest 174 (6/10), Guest 104 (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. When he first sees Klinger's office "doo-dads," Potter takes note of the hanging cheese, whose smell he likens to _______. Hint

A cesspool

Feet

A latrine

Mule muffins

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Question 2 of 10

2. Winchester's particularly nasty comment about Klinger's new office furnishings is _____________. Hint

"You must have been the offspring of gypsies."

"This looks like a Lebanese rummage sale gone bad."

"This is a fine example of Toledo gauche."

"I see why Toledo is kept in Ohio!"

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Question 3 of 10

3. During his pleading to Potter, Klinger tells the colonel that his father was
_________________ three times during the Depression. Hint

Father of the Year

Businessman of the Year

Toledo Mud Hens Fan of the Year

Bowler of the Year

4. Klinger announces his plan of forging Potter's signature on a discharge application to BJ. He shows BJ a folder which contains letters on his behalf by three people. Which of the following is NOT one of them? Hint

Klinger's family priest

Colonel Potter

Toledo's Mayor

Klinger's father

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Question 5 of 10

5. Klinger tells BJ his plan will work and land him back in Toledo, where he won't be found because he'll be living under which assumed alias? Hint

Steve Paris

Luigi Frisco

Olaf Nordstrom

Sven Lundgren

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Question 6 of 10

6. Meanwhile, the doctors deal with a new patient, Sgt. Micahel Yee, who's a "bona fide" war hero. Before his surgery, Yee recounts his latest act of bravado, which was followed by a quick interrogation by a soldier in the field who questioned whether Yee was friend or foe. To answer the question, Yee is asked who won the World Series the year before. Yee knew the correct answer, which was __________. Hint

The Yankees over the Gas House Gang (St. Louis Cardinals)

The Phillies over the Yankees.

The Red Sox over the Phillies.

The Yankees over the Whiz Kids (Philadelphia Phillies).

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Question 7 of 10

7. Shrink Sidney Friedman visits Yee and hypnotizes him. Once completed, Yee believes he has been asleep for five minutes, but he was under much longer. How much time was he under Dr. Friedman's trance? Hint

One hour

45 minutes

90 minutes

Two hours

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Question 8 of 10

8. What's discovered is that Yee is harboring feelings of guilt, which built up inside him and led to his suicide attempt. What was the root of his guilt? Hint

He had accidentally killed a mother and child.

He was the only surviving soldier in his troop who survived a fierce attack.

He was taking credit for deeds he didn't do.

He was native Chinese fighting against other Chinese for the US.

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Question 9 of 10

9. Dr. Friedman programmed which response from Yee when the guilt feelings became overwhelming? Hint

He would rub his hands together.

He would blink three times.

He would take deep breaths.

One of his hands would twitch.

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Question 10 of 10

10. All is well at the end. Klinger avoids punishment by retrieving the false discharge order, and Yee heads off for further treatment, which will be monitored by Dr. Friedman. Hawkeye congratulates Friedman on a job well done, but Friedman casts aside the compliment. Hawkeye, however, further praises Friedman, telling him that Friedman's job is tougher. Why? Hint

"You have get inside a place where scalpels don't work."

"We (doctors) can see where they (the patients) are bleeding."

"The mind is a tougher patient than the body."

"The pain you treat sheds no blood, but many tears."

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When he first sees Klinger's office "doo-dads," Potter takes note of the hanging cheese, whose smell he likens to _______.

Answer: Feet

Klinger's decorations include a Mud Hens baseball pennant.

2. Winchester's particularly nasty comment about Klinger's new office furnishings is _____________.

Answer: "I see why Toledo is kept in Ohio!"

Among the funnier furnishings are a statue with a clock in the tummy, gypsy-styled lamps and a Toledo Mud Hens baseball team pennant.

3. During his pleading to Potter, Klinger tells the colonel that his father was _________________ three times during the Depression.

Answer: Bowler of the Year

Klinger's dad was rarely referred to in the series.

Answer: Toledo's Mayor

He also forged Potter's signature.

5. Klinger tells BJ his plan will work and land him back in Toledo, where he won't be found because he'll be living under which assumed alias?

Answer: Sven Lundgren

The swarthy Klinger will have a tough time passing for a Nordic man named Sven. But that doesn't stop him from mailing the fake discharge orders.

Answer: The Yankees over the Whiz Kids (Philadelphia Phillies).

The series went five games that year.

Answer: Two hours

The ever-maternal Nurse Kelleye tells Yee just how long he was under Dr. Friedman's spell just before giving him his medication.

8. What's discovered is that Yee is harboring feelings of guilt, which built up inside him and led to his suicide attempt. What was the root of his guilt?

Answer: He was native Chinese fighting against other Chinese for the US.

To put him under, Sidney had him stare at a brown pencil.

9. Dr. Friedman programmed which response from Yee when the guilt feelings became overwhelming?

Answer: One of his hands would twitch.

He no longer needed restraints.

Answer: "We (doctors) can see where they (the patients) are bleeding."

Yee would continue to recover at hospital under Sidney's care.

Source: Author sweetness15

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