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Kubrick's Best "Paths of Glory" Quiz

If you think "A Clockwork Orange" or "2001" are the best of Stanley Kubrick films, then you haven't seen "Paths of Glory".

A multiple-choice quiz by Tolkienist. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Tolkienist

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
289,336

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
178

Question 1 of 10

1. I played the Colonel in "Paths of Glory". I wrote a best-selling autobiography "The Rag Man's Son". I was also the one who talked United Artist's head Dory Schary into making the film. Who am I? Hint

Burt Lancaster

Kirk Douglas

Clark Gable

Spencer Tracy

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who wrote the novel "Paths of Glory" that the screenplay was adapted from? Hint

Humphrey Cobb

C.S. Lewis

J.R.R. Tolkien

Charles Dickens

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Question 3 of 10

3. During which war does "Paths of Glory" take place? Hint

World War II

World War I

Korea

American Civil War

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Question 4 of 10

4. I played one of the three men selected to be sent to the firing squad in "Paths of Glory". My character says that a liquor bottle is the only religion I need and I pay dearly for that comment. Who am I? Hint

Richard Anderson

Adolphe Menjou

Joseph Turkel

George Macready

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Question 5 of 10

5. I play the German girl who brings the platoon to tears by singing a German folk song. When the film was finished, I married the director. Who am I? Hint

Mamie Van Doren

Marilyn Monroe

Christiane Harlan

Jane Mansfield

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Question 6 of 10

6. Why does General Mireau want his field staff to fire upon his own men? Hint

Bravery

Not properly storming the Ant Hill

Not killing enough Germans

Cowardice

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Question 7 of 10

7. How are the men to be executed? Hint

Firing Squad

Beheading

Hanging

Poison Gas

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Question 8 of 10

8. When General Mireau (George Macready) inspects the troops in the trenches at the beginning, what is the problem with one of the men? Hint

Nervousness

Cowardice

Shell Shock

Epilepsy

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Question 9 of 10

9. I play the owner of the cafe where the troops meet the girl singer. When she sings her song, it is such a powerful moment that Steven Spielberg showed this scene to friends of his when Stanley Kubrick died. Who am I? Hint

James Cagney

Peter Lorre

Jerry Hausner

Peter Sellers

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Question 10 of 10

10. Why is Joseph Turkel's character brought to the execution field on a stretcher? Hint

He is drunk.

He is tired.

He is knocked out in the jail cell.

He has a broken ankle.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Kirk Douglas

When Kubrick brought the script to Douglas' attention, Douglas read the screenplay and he said; "Stanley, we have to make this movie. It won't make a dime but we HAVE to make it." It was banned in France for 20 years.

2. Who wrote the novel "Paths of Glory" that the screenplay was adapted from?

Answer: Humphrey Cobb

Cobb got the title from the stanza of a poem "Elegy in a Country Church Yard", by Thomas Gray. "The paths of glory lead but to the grave". Cobb fought with the Canadian Army during the war, which was where he got the inspiration for his novel. He wrote another more famous novel which was also made into a film; "None But The Brave".

3. During which war does "Paths of Glory" take place?

Answer: World War I

It is about the French troops storming a German stronghold called the Ant Hill. The film opens during the midst of World War I, when the French are battling the Germans to take back an area the French call "The Ant Hill", a barren stretch of French land.

Answer: Joseph Turkel

Joseph Turkel played the role of Private Arnaud. Turkel has had a long career in movies and television, appearing in series such as "Miami Vice", "Fantasy Island" and "Boy Meets World", to name only a few.

5. I play the German girl who brings the platoon to tears by singing a German folk song. When the film was finished, I married the director. Who am I?

Answer: Christiane Harlan

Christiane Harlan became Kubrick's third wife, after the making of the film. She had a daughter, Katharina, from a previous marriage and her brother Jan would later become Kubrick's executive producer from "Barry Lyndon" on.

6. Why does General Mireau want his field staff to fire upon his own men?

Answer: Cowardice

He is defiantly against cowardice and feels that, when some of the men are driven back due to huge enemy fire, they are retreating because of cowardice. He is so incensed that he radios all of his field staff to fire on the men who are returning to the trenches. His field staff refuse his orders to kill their own men without written orders, even though he is calling them on the radio.

7. How are the men to be executed?

Answer: Firing Squad

This was the common execution style for those times and has since been put aside for more lethal penalties such as lethal injection and the gas chamber.

8. When General Mireau (George Macready) inspects the troops in the trenches at the beginning, what is the problem with one of the men?

Answer: Shell Shock

Fred Bell portrayed the shell shocked soldier who Mireau brutally slaps down claiming that there is no such thing and that he soldier is simply a coward. Shell shock is now called post traumatic stress disorder.

Answer: Jerry Hausner

Jerry Hausner was more popularly known in television as he played Jerry the manager of Ricky Ricardo in "I Love Lucy". Hausner passed away in 1993 from congestive heart failure.

10. Why is Joseph Turkel's character brought to the execution field on a stretcher?

Answer: He is knocked out in the jail cell.

During the previous scene, his character Arnaud was about to rough up the priest brought in to administer their last rites. He lunged at the clergy, fell against the wall and was knocked cold.

Source: Author Tolkienist

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