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Quiz about Tom Cruise in Born on the Fourth of July

Tom Cruise in "Born on the Fourth of July" Quiz

This quiz is on one of my favorite movies. Tom Cruise was awesome in his performance, as Vietnam vet, Ron Kovic. Good luck and have fun.

A multiple-choice quiz by diamondjim68. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
diamondjim68

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
180,787

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

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737

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Question 1 of 15

1. What were Ron's first words in the movie? Hint

"This was where it all started"

"I can remember when it all began"

"We were all so young then"

"It was a long time ago"

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Question 2 of 15

2. What did Donna give Ron for his birthday? Hint

G.I. Joe doll

Elvis T-shirt

Firecrackers

Yankees Cap

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Question 3 of 15

3. What did Ron's mother say to him when she found the Playboy magazine in his room? Hint

She said God would punish him

She told him to get it out of their house

She told him to go to confession

All of these

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Question 4 of 15

4. Who did Ron take to the prom with him? Hint

Donna

Nobody

Wendy Daniels

Gina Lombardi

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Question 5 of 15

5. What month and year was it when Ron was near the Viet Cong River. Hint

August, 1967

January, 1968

October, 1967

February, 1968

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Question 6 of 15

6. Where was Ron originally shot? Hint

the foot

the shoulder

the hand

the knee

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Question 7 of 15

7. Why did Ron's brother Tommy leave the table while Ron was talking about the war? Hint

He was against the war

He went to meet with friends

He had to do his homework

He had to leave for work

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Question 8 of 15

8. What birthday was Ron celebrating when he made his homecoming speech? Hint

23rd

25th

21st

30th

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Question 9 of 15

9. When Ron went to visit Donna, where was she attending college? Hint

Cornell

Princeton

NYU

Syracuse

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Question 10 of 15

10. When Ron asked Jenny, the girl he met at the bar, to go to Mexico with him, what was her response? Hint

She thought he was crazy

She told him she had a boyfriend

She said she'd love to go with him

She said she couldn't speak Spanish

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Question 11 of 15

11. Why did Ron's parents tell him to leave the house? Hint

He refused to get a job

They couldn't tolerate his drinking and swearing

He wasn't getting along with his siblings

His girlfriend was always there and trying to take over

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Question 12 of 15

12. Where was Ron's friend Charlie, from originally? Hint

Los Angeles

Chicago

Detroit

Philadelphia

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Question 13 of 15

13. How did Wilson's parents react when Ron told them he killed them? Hint

They said it was in the past

They told him they would never forgive him

They were understanding

They threw him out of their house

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Question 14 of 15

14. Where did Ron go to express his newfound views against the war? Hint

Kent State University

None of these

1968 Democratic Convention

1972 Republican Convention

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Question 15 of 15

15. What did Ron say he would talk about, at the 1976 Democratic Convention? Hint

He said he would lend his support to Jimmy Carter

He said he would tell the truth

He said he would end world hunger

He said he would start a fund for the wounded veterans' club

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What were Ron's first words in the movie?

Answer: "It was a long time ago"

Ron was narrating the movie in the beginning. He was remembering when, as a kid, he and his friends were playing Battlefield in the woods.

2. What did Donna give Ron for his birthday?

Answer: Yankees Cap

Donna was Ron's childhood girlfriend. While Ron and his family were watching the fourth of July parade, she gave him the hat. That night, they saw fireworks together and shared their first kiss.

3. What did Ron's mother say to him when she found the Playboy magazine in his room?

Answer: All of these

Actully, Ron never even looked at it. It wasn't even his. He was holding it for his friend Stevie.

4. Who did Ron take to the prom with him?

Answer: Nobody

Ron was too busy preparing for the Marines to go to the prom. He did, however, come in the middle of it and danced with Donna. He realized it would be his last chance with her.

5. What month and year was it when Ron was near the Viet Cong River.

Answer: October, 1967

This was when he killed Wilson, one of the guys in his division. Ron mistook him for the Viet Cong. The lieutenant indignantly refused to believe he killed him and berated him about it.

6. Where was Ron originally shot?

Answer: the foot

After he was shot in the foot, Ron went back to fight some more,,, but was shot in the chest. This resulted in him permanently being paralyzed.

7. Why did Ron's brother Tommy leave the table while Ron was talking about the war?

Answer: He was against the war

After Ron was discharged and sent home, Tommy walked away from the dinner table when Ron was talking about what he hoped to accomplish in Vietnam.

8. What birthday was Ron celebrating when he made his homecoming speech?

Answer: 23rd

His speech was disrupted when he started having flashbacks about the war and when he killed women and their infants.

9. When Ron went to visit Donna, where was she attending college?

Answer: Syracuse

Donna and some of her friends were going to Kent State University to speak of their opposition to the war.

10. When Ron asked Jenny, the girl he met at the bar, to go to Mexico with him, what was her response?

Answer: She thought he was crazy

Ron was at the bar with his best friend Timmy. Also at the bar, Ron had an altercation with a dove (person opposed to the war). He said as far as he was concerned the war was over and that Ron should deal with the fact that they lost the war.

11. Why did Ron's parents tell him to leave the house?

Answer: They couldn't tolerate his drinking and swearing

After leaving the bar, Ron came home drunk and boisterous. He drove his mother crazy. His mother and father told him he was out of the house.

12. Where was Ron's friend Charlie, from originally?

Answer: Chicago

Ron went down to Mexico and he and Charlie, a fellow paralyzed veteran, met in a Mexican village called Villa Dulce. They later had an argument about their war experiences and about who did more killing out in Vietnam.

13. How did Wilson's parents react when Ron told them he killed them?

Answer: They were understanding

Ron went down to Georgia to tell Wilson's family that he was responsible for his death. Wilson's parents understood the pain and anguish he went through. Wilson's wife, however, vowed to never forgive him.

14. Where did Ron go to express his newfound views against the war?

Answer: 1972 Republican Convention

Ron was angry because he went 13,000 miles away only to come back in a wheelchair. He said he started to believe the war was a crime and that society lied to him and his brothers (fellow veterans). He called the government liars, rapists and crooks. He also said how much he loved the country and the people, but when it came down to the government, it stopped right there.

15. What did Ron say he would talk about, at the 1976 Democratic Convention?

Answer: He said he would tell the truth

His book, which the movie was named after, came out at that time. Someone asked him to sign it for them. He also said that for the first time he felt like he was home.

Source: Author diamondjim68

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