"Exodus" Quotes Trivia Quiz

Answer: People

Arzt had an earnest conversation with Hurley while the others were inside the Black Rock. During this time he seemed to speak for the general population of the other survivors whom were not addressed during the episodes. He complained about the formation of cliques on the island and sarcastically referred to Jack, Locke, and Kate a "merry band of adventurers". Arzt added the line, "You people think you're the only ones on this island doing anything of value." Most likely this was specifically stated to hint that, elsewhere on the island, other activity and/or planning was occurring and did not involve the main survivors whom the audience had been following.

Therefore, neither the viewers nor the title characters were aware. This sets a scene for next season to have some unexpected surprises arrive, supposedly in progress already.

Answer: Temperamental

This was one of Arzt's last words. He clutched the soaked bundle in his hand and called out directions, about to say "So we just..." Instead, the dynamite exploded and Arzt became another of the island's casualties. (Pieces of him even landed on Jack.) The explosion most likely caught all viewers off-guard, and clued to both audience and survivors that there were no guarantees on the island, and that the danger surrounding them would certainly claim more lives as time progressed.
Hurley believed the accident was his fault, due to the curse trailing the unlucky numbers.

Answer: None

There are many references to religion and biblical events (such as the exodus which occurs) and yet the word never appears in any of the episodes. The "exodus" would refer to the departure of the raft to "freedom". (Or so they thought.) Many other quotes have religious references in some way. Sayid talks about following- and losing- "the light"; Sawyer says Michael has the patience of a saint; the Mary statue is shown. Most significant, however, may be the source of the light within the hatch. Yet it may not be a light of rejuvenation; when the bright light of the boat appears from the darkness in the ocean, the survivors on the raft are delighted- until they find their discovery is not at all what they had in mind.

Answer: False

The concepts of fate and destiny controlling (or not) the future of the survivors, and what had brought them all together in the first place. Sun made an interesting statement to Shannon (not Claire) while in the caves. She asked, "Do you think all this, all that we've been through... do you think we're being punished?"
Shannon, distraught after seeing the bed where Boone died, asked doubtfully, "Punished for what?"
Sun replied, "Things we did before. The secrets we kept. The lies we told." (It is true; each person carried a secret to the island with them. Each was eventually revealed in some way.)
Shannon seemed to accept this and asked, "Who do you think is punishing us?"
Sun simply replied that it was fate. Claire, also devastated at the loss of her baby, replied wearily, "No one is punishing us. There is no such thing as fate."
The truth remains hidden and it is up to each individual to decide thereafter. As for who on the island believes in fate, Locke must be the truest to follow. Rose also strongly held faith (but where is she now?) and Michael seemed to reason with it as well. Obviously, Claire's psychic didn't convince her.
Jack also told Locke that he did not believe in destiny, to which Locke replied, "Yes, you do- you just don't know it yet." It seems destiny had led them all to the hatch, so what lay inside might determine that.

Answer: An accident

Once again, Locke proves his absolute trust in fate (saying that Jack is a man of science and Locke himself is a man of faith). He also seems to know much, much more than he actually states and yet he circles the truth the entire time. After Jack questioned why Locke wanted to be "let go" and taken by the monster, Locke began questioning the crash which brought them all (and others) to the island.

He questioned if it could really be an accident that "We, a group of strangers, survived? Many of us with just superficial injuries?" This is an interesting choice of words, considering Locke was paralyzed prior to the "accident". Superficial can mean that the injuries were minor and insignificant, or occurred only on the surface.

However, it can also refer to what was only apparent rather than actual or real. (This could mean many things, considering his amazing ability to walk again.) Locke went on to say that they did not crash on the island- especially that island- by coincidence, but that each one of them was brought there for a reason.

The core question: what reason?

Answer: Survival

Locke had told Hurley earlier that he believed Hope was inside the hatch. According to him, everyone had been brought to the island for a specific reason and that their destiny revolved around the hatch in the jungle.
He told Jack that the island had brought them all, and each one was chosen by destiny. He explained that Boone (and, supposedly, the others whom the island had claimed) was a sacrifice abandoned by the island. What had happened to him and the plane, he reasoned, was part of the chain of events which led them all to that exact moment. It was all part of a path which led to one thing: the hatch.
Locke said, "The hatch, Jack. All of it happened so we could open the hatch."
Jack argued that they were opening the hatch only to survive. Locke replied, "Survival is all relative."
Whether or not it all happened for destiny's reason, and regardless of what remained concealed behind the metal door, it was true that all prior events had led them towards the "path". Had Ethan not taken Claire, Locke and Boone would not have discovered the hatch, the "messages" would not have come, Boone would not have died in the plane, and so on. But was it really supposed to be that way, and did all paths cross on Flight 815 just to lead them to open a hatch?

Answer: Michael

Michael says this on the raft, praying just before firing their only flare into the night sky in hopes of rescue.
Here, the course of their destiny may have been changed. Had the flare not been used, the boat of the "Others" may not have returned and real rescue could have been even distantly possible. However, the turn of fate left the survivors stranded and the raft blown to pieces.
Michael seemed to represent Moses in this struggle, leading the group onto the raft and "away" from danger on an "Exodus" from island to sea.
What happens next is in the hands of fate, or the sea.

Answer: False

Danielle handed the baby to Sayid, the only one she trusted, and Sayid handed him to Charlie. Charlie spoke for most of the viewers when he claimed that Danielle had set the fires herself, that she was crazy for hearing whispers, and that she was insane for believing it.
He was wrong.
Listen closely to Danielle's words. She said that she heard the "others" whispering, and she believed they were coming for the baby. She tearfully explains, "I heard them say they were coming for the child. The Others said they were coming for the boy."
(Since the Others mentioned "child" and "boy" it was assumed that they had intended to come for Aaron.) However, it was Walt whom was wanted by the "Others" for unknown reasons. Most likely the speedboat had been headed towards the island to get him on the night of the black smoke (just like Rousseau's story), but they found him on the raft instead.
Why exactly they wanted Walt was a mystery- his powers, perhaps?- but Rousseau was thus proven to not be so "crazy" after all. This gives confirmation that the "Others" do exist, and lends more validity to the jungle whispers.
Later, when the kidnappers appear, they repeat Danielle's words nearly verbatim. The bearded man makes the shocking demand to the rafters; "We're going to have to take the boy."

Answer: Judgment call

It was discovered that, although straws had been drawn for Locke and Kate to carry the packs with explosives, Jack had secretly carried Kate's the whole time. (And it is a good thing, or there likely would have been one more goner. If you'll notice when the group was running from the monster, Kate wore her supposed "explosive-containing" backpack. It bounced up and down and only when Jack told her to get dynamite from his pack did she realize that it is still on.) When Kate questioned his motives, Jack replied, "Everyone wants me to be a leader until I make a decision that they don't like." (This, in many instances, has proven true. Poor good-hearted Jack.)
He made another interesting statement when he said to Kate, "There's something you need to know. If we survive this- if we survive tonight- we're going to have a Locke problem." Now, what do you suppose this means?
Locke may be too knowledgeable for his own good. Not only did he know Hurley's first name, but he even seemed to know about the dynamite being in Jack's backpack all along. (If you'll notice, as they walk along with the torches- as Hurley said, torches and dynamite???- Locke tells Jack that the two of them should not be so close together. Jack ignores him.)

Answer: Claire and Arzt

It's a plane full of strangers, back forty days ago. Locke and Jack made brief eye contact and exchanged courteous smiles, but did not speak. Locke continued to watch Jack after he took his seat.
Sun and Jin did not look at nor speak with one another, which said more than words could have.
Hurley and Walt exchanged familiar smiles and a thumbs-up, though they did not speak to one another.
Although the music is played and the words cannot be heard, Claire is seen thanking Arzt for assisting her with the luggage.
It is ironic, isn't it? So few words can mean so much in many ways, and one word alone expressed the hopelessness each passenger came to the island holding- each of them were, in a different way, "lost".