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10 Easy Questions about Serenity

This is the quiz about the 2005 feature film version and one of the best films of the year.

A multiple-choice quiz by san13623. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
san13623

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
223,588

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

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Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. The movie starts with an introduction of how the "Earth that was" no longer exists, so everyone from Earth has moved to a new solar system. What is the process of creating new Earths, capable of sustaining human life, called? Hint

Earth-forming

World-forming

Global-forming

Terra-forming

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Question 2 of 10

2. After the opening scene we meet the villain, known as the Operative, played by Chiwetel Ejiofor. Two high priority fugitives, River and Simon Tam, have escaped and it is his job to bring to them justice. In assessing the situation what does the Operative say is a great deal more dangerous than madness? Hint

Skill

Love

Him

Hate

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Question 3 of 10

3. In the opening scene we learn that Doctor Mathias has been doing experimental research on River Tam. Key members of parliament have personally observed the progress and have approved of the work being done. Since River is a psychic, capable of reading minds, this poses a threat to the Alliance. In defending himself to the Operative about his oversight, what did the doctor claim he forgot to bring? Hint

His Clipboard

His Logs on behavioral modification triggers

His Clearance

A Sword

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Question 4 of 10

4. After the opening sequence, we are introduced to Serenity and the Crew, as they enter the planet Lilac's atmosphere. What falls off the ship, that almost causes them to crash as they enter the planet's atmosphere? Hint

Nothing

Primary Buffer Panel

Primary Landing Panel

Secondary Buffer Panel

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Question 5 of 10

5. When we first meet Mal and the crew we learn that they are criminals planning a heist. They were tipped off that the Alliance payroll is sitting in a vault in the town on the planet Lilac. What do they call the hovercraft that they take into town? Hint

The Firefly

The Boat

The Goat

The Mule

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Question 6 of 10

6. During the heist, the man-eating savages known as Reavers show up and start attacking the town. Mal and the crew barely escape to their hovercraft but are then chased by a Reaver ship. According to River, why is it that the Reavers "don't just run them down?" Hint

They want them alive when they eat them.

They want the up close kill.

They want the money from the heist.

Their ship is smaller.

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Question 7 of 10

7. While being chased by the Reavers, the crew realizes that they are not going to make it to the rendevous with Serenity. Zoe calls ahead to Wash and he comes up with a plan to rescue them. What is the rescue move he says they are going to pull? Hint

A Guppie Scoop

A Barn Swallow

A Quicker Picker Upper

A Shallow Gulp

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Question 8 of 10

8. After a fight with Mal, Simon and River decide to leave Serenity. Kaylee gives them a few words of advice on how to survive in the 'verse. What does Kaylee claim is a dead giveaway that they don't belong? Hint

They don't have any ID.

He speaks too properly.

They are too tidy.

They have too much money.

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Question 9 of 10

9. Simon and River plan to leave Serenity on a planet called Beaumonde. Why did Mal and the crew need to go there? Hint

To hide from the Alliance

To see Fanty and Mingo

To see Mr. Universe

To rescue Inara

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Question 10 of 10

10. While on Beaumonde, River is wandering around the bar when she sees an advertisement. The advertisement has subliminal messages meant to trigger the behavior modifications in River's brain. What is the advertisement for? Hint

Fruity Oaty Bars

Fruity Juice Boxes

Octo Candy Bars

River Fruit Bars

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Terra-forming

"Serenity" is set 500 years in the future and is based on the assumption that the global population continues to grow until the Earth can no longer sustain the numbers. Therefore the two superpowers of the time, the US and China, form an alliance, venture out into space, and find a new solar system. Terra-forming was the process that made these new planets capable of sustaining human life.

There is a cool shot of this in the movie.

Answer: Love

The government sends one of their best men to recover the Tams, who for some reason or another pose a threat to them. He is watching the footage from their escape when Doctor Mathias says that Simon threw away a brilliant career in medicine in order to rescue his sister.

He describes it as madness, but the Operative looks at Simon's face and sees love, which he says is even more dangerous than madness. Chiwetel Ejiofor is excellent as the villain chasing the Tams.

Answer: A Sword

The Doctor has been doing experimental behavior modification research on human subjects. River Tam is the Doctor's greatest success. However, in her escape she also represents his biggest failure. The Operative tells him that in ancient times when a man failed as greatly as he had, he would throw himself upon his sword. To which the Doctor responds that he forgot his.

The Operative soon shows him that he didn't forget his sword.

Answer: Primary Buffer Panel

This is our first shot of the Firefly class ship, Serenity, and her crew. We learn the layout of the ship as Captain Malcolm Reynolds (Mal) proceeds from nose to tail, interacting with his crew. Through this interaction we meet the crew and learn a little about their personalities and their jobs on Serenity. We also learn that Mal is not necessarily fond of the Alliance.

Answer: The Mule

Mal refers to the Mule several times before and during the heist. Every good sci-fi movie has to have a hovercraft! These are the words of director/creator Joss Whedon. He says that he set out to tell an epic story driven, by the characters, that takes place in a sci-fi setting. Therefore he must have all the sci-fi bells and whistles, i.e. hovercrafts.

Answer: They want them alive when they eat them.

The Reavers have been showing up over the past several years, terrorizing the people of the 'verse. It is believed that they were once regular men who traveled to the edge of space and went insane. Mal believes that they are not running them down because they want the up close kill, but River clues us in on the Reavers' true intentions.

Answer: A Barn Swallow

The cowardly pilot Wash and the brave military woman Zoe are married. Despite being a coward, Wash is a highly regarded pilot. Therefore this scene allows him to show off his expert flying ability in this culmination of the chase. He swoops down, opens up the cargo doors, and scoops up the Mule in mid air.

Answer: They are too tidy.

Kaylee is not-so-secretly in love with the doctor and she is sad to see him and River go. She tells him to speak to the captain of any ship he gets on, and to not get on any ship that has a capison 38 engine because they fall right out of the sky. She also says that he shouldn't always have to be so tidy, because it is a dead giveaway that they don't belong.

9. Simon and River plan to leave Serenity on a planet called Beaumonde. Why did Mal and the crew need to go there?

Answer: To see Fanty and Mingo

The crew of Serenity depend on many people throughout the 'verse to find them jobs. Fanty and Mingo hired them for the job in Lilac and Mal travels to Beaumonde to give them their cut of the payload.

Answer: Fruity Oaty Bars

The Operative has sent subliminal messages throughout the 'verse in the form of an advertisement in order to trigger River's behaviors. It works and we see what a weapon she can be as she tears through the bar, attacking everyone in sight before Simon puts her to sleep.

Source: Author san13623

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