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Quiz about Mad Men  Episode 12
Quiz about Mad Men  Episode 12

"Mad Men" - Episode 12 Trivia Quiz


In "Nixon vs. Kennedy", American voters flock to the polls to decide their next president, while Don Draper has flashbacks to his military service during the Korean War.

A multiple-choice quiz by rblayer. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
rblayer
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
326,358
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
335
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Question 1 of 10
1. The episode begins with Don Draper introducing the Mad Men to Herman Phillips, a candidate for the position as Head of Account Services. What is Phillips' nickname? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which of the Mad Men goes to Don to argue a case to be made the new Head of Account Services? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. After Don heads home on election day, what do the remaining office employees do? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. About what subject concerning Allison do the Mad Men make colorful guesses? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What does Pete Campbell not find in the shoe box that he took off of Don Draper's desk? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which of the Mad Men writes a one act play? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. After going through all of the documents in Adam Whitman's shoe box, Pete Campbell delivers it to Adam's half-brother, Don Draper. In what government branch does Pete have a friend who supplies him information about Don? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Don Draper flashes back to 1950 and the Korean War. What was his duty assignment when he was wounded? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What does senior partner Bertram Cooper say when Pete Campbell tell him that Don Draper is really an Army deserter and criminal named Dick Whitman? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. As the episode ends, what is Don watching on television? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The episode begins with Don Draper introducing the Mad Men to Herman Phillips, a candidate for the position as Head of Account Services. What is Phillips' nickname?

Answer: Duck

After Don becomes a partner in the Sterling Cooper agency, there is a vacancy for Head of Account Services. "Duck" Phillips has been working for a large London advertising agency and desires to return to New York.
2. Which of the Mad Men goes to Don to argue a case to be made the new Head of Account Services?

Answer: Pete

Pete Campbell tells Don, "I have the loyalty of our most important clients." Mentioning two big clients by name, Pete adds, "These men trust me." Don replies that Pete has only been with the company for two and a half years, and someone will always be his senior.
3. After Don heads home on election day, what do the remaining office employees do?

Answer: Party

As soon as the elevator doors close behind Don, the remaining group squeals with laughter as drinks are liberally served. A television set is wheeled out and the crowd applauds when a TV anchor reports that Senator Kennedy's odds for victory are 22 to 1.
4. About what subject concerning Allison do the Mad Men make colorful guesses?

Answer: Panties

Ken chases Allison while Paul and Harry shout colors. Ken then pulls her to the ground and hikes up her skirt to reveal her panties. "Who had blue?" he shouts back. Peggy is shocked and leaves the room.
5. What does Pete Campbell not find in the shoe box that he took off of Don Draper's desk?

Answer: Last Will and Testament

Before Adam Whitman hangs himself, he prepares a shoe box full of photos, papers and mementos to be delivered to his half-brother Don. The ever-conniving Pete Campbell steals the box in hopes of finding something incriminating against Don Draper that might help in advancing advance his career.
6. Which of the Mad Men writes a one act play?

Answer: Paul

Ken finds the play, "Death is My Client" in Paul's office and begins to direct a hastily assembled impromptu office cast. Salvatore plays the hero as Joan holds the script. There is a scene where Salvatore and Joan look at each other, and Sal pulls her in for a dramatic kiss.
7. After going through all of the documents in Adam Whitman's shoe box, Pete Campbell delivers it to Adam's half-brother, Don Draper. In what government branch does Pete have a friend who supplies him information about Don?

Answer: Department of Defense

Pete strongly desires to be promoted to Don's old position and feels that he has gathered enough dirt on Don to blackmail him. After Don makes it perfectly clear that Pete will not get the job, Pete tells Don that a friend at the Defense Department informs him that a Dick Whitman died in Korea 10 years ago, and that a man named Donald Draper suddenly dropped off the map.
8. Don Draper flashes back to 1950 and the Korean War. What was his duty assignment when he was wounded?

Answer: Building a field hospital

Lt. Don Draper is awaiting 20 men to build a field hospital, and is surprised when an Army truck stops and Pvt. Dick Whitman is the only passenger. Shortly thereafter the two soldiers briefly come under fire. Later, while lighting cigarettes, Dick drops one onto some spilled gasoline which ignites a huge explosion, injuring himself and killing Lt. Draper. Dick removes the dog tags from the unrecognizable dead body of the lieutenant, and assumes Draper's identity.
9. What does senior partner Bertram Cooper say when Pete Campbell tell him that Don Draper is really an Army deserter and criminal named Dick Whitman?

Answer: "Who cares?"

Don coolly lights a cigarette as Pete relates Don/Dick's past to senior partner Bertram Cooper. To Pete's dismay Cooper flatly doesn't care and says, "This country was built and run by men with worse stories than whatever you've imagined here."
10. As the episode ends, what is Don watching on television?

Answer: Speech

Don continues to relive his war experiences, and remembers how his half-brother Adam recognized him when he returned home as Lt. Don Draper with an Army chaplain to deliver the body of Dick Whitman to his family. He turns on the television and watches a rerun of Richard Nixon's presidential concession speech.
Source: Author rblayer

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