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The Great Dictator Trivia Quiz

Charlie Chaplin put his famous moustache to good use in this 1940 film, where he played an infamous dictator with the same facial hair, as well as a Jewish barber.

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

Author
littlepup

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
373,079

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The Jewish barber, serving as a private in World War I for the country of Tomainia, does something to an officer named Schultz that affects the barber also. What does the barber do and what is the effect on him? Hint

He accidentally wounds Schultz and is imprisoned for it.

He saves Schultz's life but loses his memory from a head injury.

He loses Schultz's clothes and is arrested.

He kills Schultz and is brought before a firing squad.

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Question 2 of 10

2. Twenty years after World War I, Adenoid Hynkel has become the ruling dictator of Tomania. Who are his Secretary of the Interior and Minister of War? Hint

Goebbels and Goering

Garbitsch and Herring

Schultz and Klinck

Hogan and Newkirk

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Question 3 of 10

3. When Hynkel's stormtroopers attack the Jewish barber's neighborhood, who steps in to save the little barber? Hint

Dictator Hynkel himself

Schultz, whom he met in World War I

Benzino Napaloni, a fellow Jew

An unnamed Jewish financier

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Question 4 of 10

4. When Hynkel is refused a loan by a Jewish financier, he increases his persecution of the Jews. What happens to the little barber? Hint

He is wounded but escapes.

He flees to the neighboring country of Bacteria.

He goes into hiding with a gentile family.

He is sent to a concentration camp.

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Question 5 of 10

5. The Jewish barber's girlfriend, Hannah, is also endangered by the stormtroopers in the ghetto. What does she do? Hint

Remains with the barber and is captured with him

Escapes to the nearby country of Osterlich

Fights back against the soldiers and is killed

Becomes Hynkel's girlfriend but still loves the barber

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Question 6 of 10

6. Hynkel decides to invade the neighboring country of Osterlich. Who does he manage to convince to be his ally? Hint

Dictator Stawlininski of Snowski

Dictator Napaloni of Bacteria

General Spanko of Frain

General Noshow of Neinpan

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Question 7 of 10

7. Tomainia, under the leadership of Hynkel, has distinctive flags with an oval in the center and a symbol within the oval. What is the symbol called? Hint

A swastika

A peace sign

A "V" for victory

A double cross

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Jewish barber and Schultz are along the Osterlich border wearing stolen uniforms. What is Hynkel doing at the same time? Hint

Duck hunting on vacation along the Osterlich border

Visiting Dictator Napaloni in the country of Bacteria

Giving a speech about his victory in Osterlich

Playing with a giant globe in his office

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Question 9 of 10

9. When the Jewish barber, wearing his stolen Tomainian uniform, arrives on the Osterlich border where Tomainian guards are stationed, what happens? Hint

The barber is recaptured and sent back to the prison camp.

The barber is passed through and reaches Hannah in Osterlich.

The barber is ordered around as if he were a Tomainian soldier.

The barber is mistaken for Hynkel and taken to give a speech.

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Question 10 of 10

10. The final speech of the movie is the most serious and impassioned few minutes of the entire film. What is its main theme? Hint

A message advocating the assassination of Hynkel/Hitler

A message warning of dark days ahead

A message encouraging America to declare war on Tomainia/Germany

A message of democracy, freedom, and specifically hope for Hannah

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: He saves Schultz's life but loses his memory from a head injury.

The Jewish barber saves the life of Commander Schultz, whose plane has been shot down. The barber flies them both to safety, but he receives a concussion when the plane crash-lands and he loses his memory. The little barber spends the next twenty years in a hospital.

2. Twenty years after World War I, Adenoid Hynkel has become the ruling dictator of Tomania. Who are his Secretary of the Interior and Minister of War?

Answer: Garbitsch and Herring

Adenoid Hynkel, an obvious parody of Hitler, is also played by Chaplin. As Hitler took over Germany, Hynkel takes over the fictional country of Tomainia after its loss in World War I. Garbitsch, who is Secretary of the Interior and Minister of Propaganda, is a parody of Joseph Goebbels, and Minister of War Herring is a parody of Hermann Goering.

3. When Hynkel's stormtroopers attack the Jewish barber's neighborhood, who steps in to save the little barber?

Answer: Schultz, whom he met in World War I

In the intervening years since World War I, Schultz has risen to a position of power within the Hynkel regime and so he is able to order the stormtroopers to stop their persecution.

4. When Hynkel is refused a loan by a Jewish financier, he increases his persecution of the Jews. What happens to the little barber?

Answer: He is sent to a concentration camp.

After many adventures, the Jewish barber is sent to a concentration camp. His friend Schultz, who opposed Hynkel's decisions, is also imprisoned, escapes, goes to the Jewish ghetto to try to lead a revolution, and is captured again with the barber.

5. The Jewish barber's girlfriend, Hannah, is also endangered by the stormtroopers in the ghetto. What does she do?

Answer: Escapes to the nearby country of Osterlich

Hannah flees to Osterlich, which is outside of Hynkel's control. Like other names and places in the movie that closely parallel real life, Osterlich represents the actual country of Austria.

6. Hynkel decides to invade the neighboring country of Osterlich. Who does he manage to convince to be his ally?

Answer: Dictator Napaloni of Bacteria

Hynkel invites Benzino Napaloni, a parody of Benito Mussolini of Italy, to meet with him and discuss a joint invasion of Osterlich. The meeting includes a variety of Chaplinesque scenes, including a comedic dance as Hynkel tries to steer around the plump Madame Napaloni, and a food fight, but in the end, Hynkel convinces Napaloni to join him in the invasion of Osterlich.

7. Tomainia, under the leadership of Hynkel, has distinctive flags with an oval in the center and a symbol within the oval. What is the symbol called?

Answer: A double cross

The two "X" symbols on the Tomanian flag are called by the appropriate name of a double cross. The ubiquitous symbol appears on arm bands, hat emblems and banners as well as flags, parodying the constant display of the swastika.

8. The Jewish barber and Schultz are along the Osterlich border wearing stolen uniforms. What is Hynkel doing at the same time?

Answer: Duck hunting on vacation along the Osterlich border

Hynkel is celebrating his victory in Osterlich by taking some time off and duck hunting in civilian clothes. Unfortunately, he is still plagued by Chaplinesque mishaps, and falls overboard from his boat.

9. When the Jewish barber, wearing his stolen Tomainian uniform, arrives on the Osterlich border where Tomainian guards are stationed, what happens?

Answer: The barber is mistaken for Hynkel and taken to give a speech.

The Jewish barber is mistaken for Hynkel, and at the same time Hynkel, in bedraggled civilian clothes, is mistaken for the escaped barber and arrested. The barber and Hynkel do resemble each other!

10. The final speech of the movie is the most serious and impassioned few minutes of the entire film. What is its main theme?

Answer: A message of democracy, freedom, and specifically hope for Hannah

When the little Jewish barber finds himself mistaken for Hynkel while in his Tomainian uniform disguise, he hesitantly climbs the speaker's stand where he (or Hynkel, actually) is expected to give a speech. One criticism of the film is that Chaplin breaks character because the frightened, meek barber could not have made such an eloquent, extemporanious speech, but Chaplin defended the final speech and it has become the iconic part of the movie.

Source: Author littlepup

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