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2 Barton Fink quizzes and 20 Barton Fink trivia questions.
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  Multiple Choice Quiz about Barton Fink    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz shouldn't be too difficult for anyone who has seen the Coen Brothers' masterpiece.
Tough, 10 Qns, itamarkatz, Aug 20 08
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  Barton Fink: 10 Questions    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The lasting appeal of "Barton Fink" is due to various elements almost, but not quite, fitting into a rational whole. To this day, arguments erupt over obvious and subliminal symbolism, and the Coen brothers continue to shun explanations.
Tough, 10 Qns, shawn-m, Jul 15 04
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Barton Fink Trivia Questions
1. "Barton Fink" is a movie about a a screenwriter suffering from writer's block. The Coens wrote it while struggling with writer's block in the making of which movie?

From Quiz Barton Fink

Answer: Miller's Crossing

"Barton Fink" debuted in the theatres less than a year after "Miller's Crossing". The two of them probably remain the Coens' best films, along with "The Big Lebowski".

2. Near the begining of "Barton Fink," the Harold publishes a favorable review of Barton's play. What's the name of the play?

From Quiz Barton Fink

Answer: Bare Ruined Choirs

Struggling playwright-turned-screenwriter Barton Fink was partially based on Clifford Odets. Except, according to Joel Coen, Fink was never destined to achieve Odets' level of success in Hollywood.

3. Charlie Meadows is also known as what?

From Quiz Barton Fink

Answer: Madman Mundt

The detectives mention Charlie's alias when they're investigating Barton. Meadows remains one of the most fascinating characters in film history, and John Goodman's greatest role.

4. Which brand is Barton's typewriter?

From Quiz Barton Fink

Answer: Underwood

John Underwood bought a pre-existing patent and manufactured typewriters with revolutionary "front-stroke" keys. This was the secret to Underwood's success since typists could finally see keystroke results as they typed.

5. "Ben Geisler" is seen on the glass next to Geisler's office door. What is the other name pained on the glass?

From Quiz Barton Fink

Answer: Jerry Kahn

Jerry Kahn is never seen or otherwise mentioned in the film. Non-critical and detail oriented names frequently allude to someone a filmmaker knows, but it remains obscure as to who "Jerry Kahn" really is.

6. What is the title of the film W.P. Mayhew is working on?

From Quiz Barton Fink

Answer: Slave Ship

The film title of "Slave Ship" is seen written on the chalkboard affixed to Mayhew's bungalow door.

7. What does Barton tell Detective Mastrionotti about Charlie which, according to the detective, is no help at all?

From Quiz Barton Fink

Answer: Charlie likes Jack Oakie pictures

Charlie mentions his fondness for Jack Oakie during his second meeting with Barton, when Barton discusses his new job. Detective Mastrionotti was played by Richard Portnow, a frequent actor on "The Sopranos".

8. Which floor is Barton's hotel room on?

From Quiz Barton Fink

Answer: six

The number six is spoken three times in the elevator - once by Barton and then twice by the operator - which is one of many subtle hints which gives the hotel a "Hellish" attribute. The allegory reaches its climax during the great fire at the film's end.

9. Charlie and Barton become friends when they first meet. Shortly before leaving Barton's hotel room, Charlie does what?

From Quiz Barton Fink

Answer: Flings the remains of a drink on the room's floor

The sound of liquid hitting the floor is unmistakable.

10. Which frequent collaborator of the Coens' does NOT appear in "Barton Fink"?

From Quiz Barton Fink

Answer: Frances McDormand

You can hear Frances in the film, but she is not seen in the film. She starred in "Fargo" and "The Man Who Wasn't There", and had smaller parts in "Raising Arizona" and "Miller's Crossing"; she is missing from "Barton Fink". Steve Buscemi, Tony Shalhoub and Jon Polito all had relatively small roles, playing Chet, Ben Geisler and Lou Breeze respectively.

11. What does Barton find in the hotel room's Gideon Bible?

From Quiz Barton Fink

Answer: Genesis corrupted by Barton's writing

In close-up, the following lines are seen on the first page of Genesis: 1. Fade in on a tenement building on Manhattan's Lower East Side. Faint traffic noise is audible; 2. As is the cry of fishmongers.

12. Where do Barton and W.P. Mayhew meet for the first time?

From Quiz Barton Fink

Answer: a public restroom

Mayhew is played by the experienced and esteemed actor John Mahoney, widely known as Kelsey Grammer's father in "Frasier".

13. As Barton exits his hotel room into a flaming hallway, what does Barton NOT bring with him?

From Quiz Barton Fink

Answer: His typewriter

Which begs the question; if the hotel is on fire, why would Barton so calmly leave his room without the instrument of his livelihood? The two recently murdered detectives are also conspicuously absent from this hallway scene, which gives the scene a surreal quality and makes one wonder, "What's real and just how much of the story takes place in Barton's mind?"

14. What is the very last spoken line in Barton's play, "Bare Ruined Choirs"?

From Quiz Barton Fink

Answer: "Not any more, Lil... It's early."

In this scene we see not the actor on-stage but Barton himself, off-stage mouthing the line in sync with the actor.

15. "Barton Fink" was edited by Roderick Jaynes. Who is Roderick Jaynes?

From Quiz Barton Fink

Answer: Joel and Ethan Coen

Both Joel and Ethan Coen often edit their films under this name.

16. What is the very last line spoken in the film?

From Quiz Barton Fink

Answer: "Don't be silly."

The line was spoken by the nameless beauty on the beach, and was followed by a bird diving into the ocean - which was, according to the Coens, was completely unplanned.

17. Joel Coen (age 36 at the time) said the brothers were able to make movies the way they wanted, in part, because...

From Quiz Barton Fink

Answer: Their films were low-budget

Incidentally, Frances married Joel.

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