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"Assassins" Quiz

A quiz about my favorite musical of all time, Stephen Sondheim's "Assassins." See how much you know!

A multiple-choice quiz by JackSparrow29. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
JackSparrow29

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
150,869

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
12 / 20

Plays
544

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 20

1. In the following, who is the Proprietor describing?
"Hey gang, look who's here - There's our pioneer." Hint

John Wilkes Booth

Abraham Lincoln

Charles Guiteau

Leon Czolgosz

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Question 2 of 20

2. To whom does Leon Czolgosz profess his love? Hint

Mrs. McKinley

Squeaky Fromme

Emma Goldman

Sara Jane Moore

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Question 3 of 20

3. To whom is Samuel Byck's first audiotape monologue addressed? Hint

Leonard Bernstein

Jack Benny

Richard Nixon

Marilyn Monroe

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Question 4 of 20

4. To whom is John Hinckley talking to in the following phrase: "With one brave, historical act, I will win your love, now and for all eternity." Hint

Mary Jane Moore

Jodie Foster

Nancy Reagan

Farrah Fawcett

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Question 5 of 20

5. Instead of President Ford, who does Sara Jane Moore end up shooting? Hint

Herself

Her son

Her dog

Squeaky Fromme

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Question 6 of 20

6. According to the fairgoers, what does President McKinley enjoy doing in his spare time? Hint

Playing the piano

Fishing

Reading

Collecting coins

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Question 7 of 20

7. "Hunt me down, smear my name, say I did it for the fame - what I did was kill the man who killed my ______." Hint

cause

soul

people

country

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Question 8 of 20

8. What fast food restaurant does Samuel Byck buy his hamburger from in his final monologue? Hint

Burger King

McDonald's

Wendy's

Arby's

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Question 9 of 20

9. What was Lee Harvey Oswald's Russian name? Hint

Nikolas

Matvei

Dimitri

Alik

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Question 10 of 20

10. To what country did Guiteau want to be appointed ambassador? Hint

Spain

Germany

France

England

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Question 11 of 20

11. While he is in the saloon with the other assassins in scene 3, what does Giuseppe Zangara drink? Hint

Whiskey

Scotch

Buttermilk

Water

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Question 12 of 20

12. To what show and character does Booth refer to when talking to Oswald? Hint

"A Streetcar Named Desire," Stanley Kowalski

"Death of a Salesman," Willy Loman

"Hamlet," Hamlet

"Antony and Cleopatra," Mark Antony

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Question 13 of 20

13. Fill in the blank: "What a wonder is a gun! What a versatile _____." Hint

weapon

truth

idea

invention

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Question 14 of 20

14. Who wrote the original song, "I Am Going to the Lordy"? Hint

Stephen Foster

Anonymous

Stephen Sondheim

Charles Guiteau

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Question 15 of 20

15. What does Hinckley break that angers Czolgosz? Hint

a shotglass

a bottle

a window

his glasses

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Question 16 of 20

16. Samuel Byck sings portions of two songs from "West Side Story." "America" is appropriately one - what is the other? Hint

Tonight, Tonight

Gee, Officer Krupke

Somewhere

One Hand, One Heart

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Question 17 of 20

17. Fill in the blank: "Shine on his shoes, Charlie mounted the ____." Hint

stair

scaffold

horse

fence

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Question 18 of 20

18. To what Sousa song is "How I Saved Roosevelt" set? Hint

The Washington Post March

El Capitan

Stars and Stripes Forever

Semper Fidelis

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Question 19 of 20

19. Who does Moore say reminds her of her father? Hint

Colonel Sanders

John Wayne

President Ford

Charles Guiteau

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Question 20 of 20

20. Which of the following non-Presidential assassins is NOT addressed? Hint

James Earl Ray

Sirhan Sirhan

Artie Bremer

Mark Chapman

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In the following, who is the Proprietor describing? "Hey gang, look who's here - There's our pioneer."

Answer: John Wilkes Booth

John Wilkes Booth is the oldest and first successful assassin. He often plants the idea of assassination in the other assassins' heads.

2. To whom does Leon Czolgosz profess his love?

Answer: Emma Goldman

"Unfortunately, I do not have time to be in love with you." - Emma Goldman's response.

3. To whom is Samuel Byck's first audiotape monologue addressed?

Answer: Leonard Bernstein

He tells "Lenny" to keep doing what he does best - writing love songs.

4. To whom is John Hinckley talking to in the following phrase: "With one brave, historical act, I will win your love, now and for all eternity."

Answer: Jodie Foster

He addresses his picture of Jodie during this line, claiming that she will be his Queen and they will live in the White House together.

5. Instead of President Ford, who does Sara Jane Moore end up shooting?

Answer: Her dog

"Your dog? You brought your dog to an assassination?" - Fromme

6. According to the fairgoers, what does President McKinley enjoy doing in his spare time?

Answer: Collecting coins

"Doesn't the President look marvelous? So round and so prosperous!" - Fairgoer

7. "Hunt me down, smear my name, say I did it for the fame - what I did was kill the man who killed my ______."

Answer: country

Booth stays faithful to the Confederacy even to his death.

8. What fast food restaurant does Samuel Byck buy his hamburger from in his final monologue?

Answer: Burger King

Unfortunately, it isn't hot enough for him.

9. What was Lee Harvey Oswald's Russian name?

Answer: Alik

His Russian wife claimed that Lee sounded too Chinese, so she nicknamed him Alik.

10. To what country did Guiteau want to be appointed ambassador?

Answer: France

He claimed falsely that it was because of him that Garfield was elected in the first place, and therefore he deserved the position as a reward.

11. While he is in the saloon with the other assassins in scene 3, what does Giuseppe Zangara drink?

Answer: Buttermilk

Zangara suffers from a constant stomachache which he blames on the government.

12. To what show and character does Booth refer to when talking to Oswald?

Answer: "Death of a Salesman," Willy Loman

"Now, I'm an actor, and I'm a good one, but Willy Loman is a part I could never play - and I don't think you should have to play it either."

13. Fill in the blank: "What a wonder is a gun! What a versatile _____."

Answer: invention

"First of all, when you've a gun...everybody pays attention."
Before saying this, he pauses and points the gun at the audience.

14. Who wrote the original song, "I Am Going to the Lordy"?

Answer: Charles Guiteau

He wrote this song himself, among other things.

15. What does Hinckley break that angers Czolgosz?

Answer: a bottle

Czolgosz works in a bottle factory with little pay.

16. Samuel Byck sings portions of two songs from "West Side Story." "America" is appropriately one - what is the other?

Answer: Tonight, Tonight

Both appear during his audiotape monologue to Leonard Bernstein.

17. Fill in the blank: "Shine on his shoes, Charlie mounted the ____."

Answer: stair

Guiteau believed that he shot the President as an agent of God.

18. To what Sousa song is "How I Saved Roosevelt" set?

Answer: El Capitan

How American!

19. Who does Moore say reminds her of her father?

Answer: Colonel Sanders

Squeaky and Moore try to put a curse on the Colonel for this reason.

20. Which of the following non-Presidential assassins is NOT addressed?

Answer: Mark Chapman

James Earl Ray killed Martin Luther King, Jr. Artie Bremer shot George Wallace. Sirhan Sirhan killed Robert Kennedy. Mark Chapman is not mentioned in the play, but he assassinated John Lennon in 1980. Though none of these were presidential murders, they are all referred to as "assassinations" throughout history.

Source: Author JackSparrow29

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