Daredevil Quiz for Experts | Movies

Answer: He is blind.

Daredevil (Ben Affleck) was blinded as a 12-year-old. The driver of a truck, trying to avoid hitting the child, sideswiped a barrel of toxic substances instead; the resulting spray destroyed the boy's vision. Luckily for him, however, his remaining senses were sharpened - to the point that he can use his sense of hearing as a kind of radar, and can "see" someone by the sounds that falling raindrops make on their body.

Answer: Matt Murdock, "the blind lawyer from Hell's Kitchen."

After observing the nonchalance of the justice system regarding his father's murder, the 12-year-old Matt resolved to "help those who no one else would." Thus, he becomes partner (with his best friend Franklin Nelson (Jon Favreau)) in a pro bono law practice by day, representing clients no one else cares about.

When justice is not done in the courtroom (his sharpened sense of hearing allows him to hear the quickening heartbeat of a lying witness), he returns as Daredevil by night, to administer a rather more violent form of justice ... with no possible appeal.

Answer: Daredevil's father, a boxer, refused to throw a fight.

Young Matt's father had once been a great boxer, but alcoholism ended his career and he became a dockworker and petty criminal working for the crimelord Fallon. Matt happened upon one of his father's "side jobs" while walking home from school; it was while he was running from this sight that he was blinded.

The two of them promised each other that they would remake themselves and never give up; the elder Murdock began his boxing career anew, and Matt learned Braille and decided to go to law school. Told by Fenton to throw a match, Matt's father just could not let down his son; so he won it, and was murdered shortly thereafter by Wilson Fisk. (Fisk was then another petty employee of Fenton; years afterward he became the Kingpin, the citywide crime lord of New York.)

Answer: He leaves a single red rose with the victim.

It's Daredevil who writes his intials (DD) with gasoline, waiting for someone to discard a cigarette and set his signature ablaze. The Kingpin's signature is very important to the plot; it's how Daredevil realizes who was responsible for the death of his father.

Answer: Roman Catholic

Friends with a priest named Father Everett (Derrick O'Connor), Daredevil goes to Confession regularly. His discussions with Father Everett regarding the morality of vigilante justice provide an ethical framework for the film, and a climactic battle in his cathedral is one of the most memorable moments of the movie.

Answer: Martial arts

Elektra's father, she tells Matt Murdock, "didn't want [her] to be a victim." So he had her study with a different sensei every year since she was five years old. She and Matt fight - in a friendly sort of way - in a playground after he asks for her name, each impressing the other.

Answer: Ben Urich

Urich, seldom seen without his cigarette (which he uses in one scene to light Daredevil's initials, giving the lie to the official police position that there is no proof the superhero even exists), ends up discovering Daredevil's identity as Matt Murdock - and deleting the resulting article, so that Daredevil will be able to continue his activities undisturbed.

The actor, Joe Pantoliano, is known for his roles as Teddy in "Memento" and the treacherous Cypher in "The Matrix."

Answer: Bullseye

Bullseye - who, disturbingly, has a bullseye literally carved into his forehead - can fling even playing cards, pencils, and paper clips with enough force to seriously injure or kill. It is he who kills Elektra's father, and he who is Daredevil's foe in the longest-running battle towards the end of the film.

Answer: A low-cut silver dress.

Matt Murdock's friend tells him "I wish I could give you my eyes for tonight;" Elektra, meanwhile, tells him that she simply wanted to look beautiful for him, even though he can't see her. The evening, however, ends unhappily with the murder of Elektra's father before her eyes - and her mistaken belief that Daredevil did it.

Answer: The steeple of the cathedral.

He then attempts to rappel down inside the cathedral, but is too hurt to control his fall properly; found by Father Everett, his life (the first three-quarters of the movie) flashes before his eyes. His death scene is interrupted by the arrival of Bullseye, at which point Daredevil arises to do battle - thanks to a healthy mix of adrenaline and action-movie scriptwriting.

It's an interesting device and an entertaining movie, although it's the goriest PG-13 I've ever seen. I hope you've enjoyed this quiz!