DEAD POETS SOCIETY

Multiple Choice/Completion ( 2 pts. each) 
1. Where was Dead Poets Society set? _____ 
A. Vermont        B. Wyoming           C. Texas          D. Florida

2. What is the Dead Poets Society and where did it meet? ________ 
A. A sports club- gym                                   B. A history club- old Indian cave 
C. A reading poetry club- old Indian cave    D. A writing poetry club- old Indian cave 

3. What play did Neil want to audition for? ________ 
A. Macbeth                                       B. The Tempest     
C. A Midsummer Night’s Dream       D. Taming of the Shrew 

4. What are the four pillars of Welton?__________ 
A. Tradition, honor, discipline, excellence           B. Discipline, love, respect, hard work 
C. Ingenuity, integrity, innovation, industry     D. Morality, management, money, brotherhood

 5. What activity did Neil’s father want Neil to resign? __________  
A. Football team                                   B. Basketball team              
C. Assistant editor of school annual     D. Chess club 

6. What birthday present did Todd receive from his parents? __________   
A. New radio           B. School uniform          C. Desk set              D. Chess set 

7. What does “Oh Captain, My Captain” refer to? ________ 
A. Boss of an ocean liner                 B. Air Force officer 
C. Poem about Abraham Lincoln     D. English teachers

8. Why does Mr. Keating have his students climb up on their desks? _______ 
A. To discipline them                              B. For exercise as they were getting lazy 
C. To give them a different perspective  D. To play a game 

9. What does Nuwanda put in the school newspaper? _______ 
A. An article criticizing the administration             
B. An article demanding girls be admitted to Welton 
C. An advertisement for the Dead Poets Society 
D. A poem about the Dead Poets Society 

10. What is the purpose of education according to Mr. Keating? _______ 
A. Get students ready for college 
B. To think as individuals 
C. Rules and regulations of life 
D. Make students conform to society’s rules 

11. What is the purpose of education according to Mr. Nolan? _______ 
A. Get students ready for college 
B. To think as individuals 
C. Rules and regulations of life 
D. Make students conform to society’s rules 

12. What happens to Mr. Keating as a result of Neil’s death? _______ 
A. Promoted to head teacher           B. Fired from his position 
C. Quit for a better job                     D. Nothing 

13. Finish this quote: “ I sound my _______________ __________ over the rooftops of the world.” 

14. Finish this quote: “Truth is like a/an _____________________________ that always leaves your feet cold.” 

15. Whose poem did Neil recite at the first meeting of the Dead Poets Society? 
A. Walt Whitman                    B. Henry David Thoreau 
C. Alfred, Lord Tennyson       D. George Gordon, Lord Byron II. 


Identify and analyze the following characters (with 3 adjectives): 
1. Mr. Nolan 
2. Charlie Dalton 
3. Todd Anderson 
4. Mr. Perry 
5. Neil Perry 


Comment on the above quote from the film. 
"...the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for!"


Bonus questions: 
1. Where is Mr. Keating’s girlfriend? _________________________________________________ 
2. Name the character Neil portrays in the play? ___________________________________ 
3. Name the girl Knox is in love with? ________________________________________________ 
4. Who is the first student to stand on his desk at the end? ________________________