Apocalypse Now Quiz Questions
1. Which war provides the backdrop for Apocalypse Now?
(a) The Korean War
(b) The Cold War
(c) World War II
(d) The Vietnam War
2. Who opens fire on the Vietnamese sampan?
(a) Clean
(b) Chief
(c) Willard
(d) Lance
3. For what is Willard’s journey a metaphor?
(a) A journey into the self
(b) America
(c) Russia
(d) A journey into the center of the universe
4. The narrative takes place largely on what river?
(a) Mekong
(b) Kwai
(c) Nung
(d) Congo
5. Who or what kills Chief?
(a) A spear
(b) A bullet
(c) Willard
(d) The river
6. What does Kurtz throw into Willard’s lap while Willard is imprisoned?
(a) Lance’s severed arm
(b) A sandwich
(c) The photojournalist’s severed ear
(d) Chef’s severed head
7. What is the name of the secret mission that Willard is tasked with?
(a) Operation Valkyrie
(b) Operation Rolling Thunder
(c) Operation Overlord
(d) Find and Kill Kurtz
8. What is the name of the village where Colonel Kurtz has established his compound?
(a) The Green Beret
(b) The Killing Fields
(c) The Do Lung Bridge
(d) The Kurtz Compound
9. Who plays the role of Colonel Kurtz in the film?
(a) Robert Duvall
(b) Marlon Brando
(c) Martin Sheen
(d) Dennis Hopper
15. What is the name of the boat that Willard and his crew travel on?
(a) The Apocalypse
(b) The Heart of Darkness
(c) The Navy river patrol boat
(d) The Tuol Sleng
16. What is the name of the door gunner on the boat?
(a) Lance
(b) Clean
(c) Chef
(d) Willard
17. What does Colonel Kurtz say to Willard when he first meets him?
(a) “I love the smell of napalm in the morning.”
(b) “The horror, the horror”
(c) “I’m not the monster you think I am.”
(d) “I’m the walrus.”
18. What happens to Willard at the end of the film?
(a) He kills Kurtz
(b) He joins Kurtz’s tribe
(c) He is captured by the Vietcong
(d) He is killed by Kurtz
19. What is the name of the song that plays over the closing credits of the film?
(a) Love Really Hurts Without You
(b) Fortunate Son
(c) Riders on the Storm
(d) Gimme Shelter
20. What is the significance of the phrase “The horror, the horror”?
(a) It is a reference to the Vietnam War
(b) It is a reference to the brutality of war
(c) It is a reference to the loss of innocence
(d) All of the above
21. What is the name of the helicopter pilot who leads the attack on the village?
(a) Colonel Kilgore
(b) Captain Willard
(c) Lieutenant Lance
(d) Chef
22. What is the name of the surfing contest that Colonel Kilgore wants to hold?
(a) The Apocalypse Now Surf Contest
(b) The Vietnam Surf Open
(c) The Apocalypse Now Invitational
(d) The Vietnam Surf Classic
23. What is the name of the tribe that Kurtz has gathered around him?
(a) The Montagnards
(b) The Khmer Rouge
(c) The Viet Cong
(d) The Lao
24. Who directed Apocalypse Now?
(a) Marlon Brando
(b) Francis Ford Coppola
(c) George Lucas
(d) Harvey Keitel
25. On which work of literature is Apocalypse Now based?
(a) Apocalypse Now by Joseph Conrad
(b) The Apocalypse by Michael Herr
(c) Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
(d) Dispatches by Michael Herr
Apocalypse Now Quiz Questions with Answers
1. Which war provides the backdrop for Apocalypse Now?
(d) The Vietnam War
2. Who opens fire on the Vietnamese sampan?
(c) Willard
3. For what is Willard’s journey a metaphor?
(a) A journey into the self
4. The narrative takes place largely on what river?
(a) Mekong
5. Who or what kills Chief?
(a) A spear
6. What does Kurtz throw into Willard’s lap while Willard is imprisoned?
(d) Chef’s severed head
7. What is the name of the secret mission that Willard is tasked with?
(d) Find and Kill Kurtz
8. What is the name of the village where Colonel Kurtz has established his compound?
(d) The Kurtz Compound
9. Who plays the role of Colonel Kurtz in the film?
(b) Marlon Brando
15. What is the name of the boat that Willard and his crew travel on?
(c) The Navy river patrol boat
16. What is the name of the door gunner on the boat?
(d) Willard
17. What does Colonel Kurtz say to Willard when he first meets him?
(b) “The horror, the horror”
18. What happens to Willard at the end of the film?
(a) He kills Kurtz
19. What is the name of the song that plays over the closing credits of the film?
(a) Love Really Hurts Without You
20. What is the significance of the phrase “The horror, the horror”?
(d) All of the above
21. What is the name of the helicopter pilot who leads the attack on the village?
(a) Colonel Kilgore
22. What is the name of the surfing contest that Colonel Kilgore wants to hold?
(c) The Apocalypse Now Invitational
23. What is the name of the tribe that Kurtz has gathered around him?
(a) The Montagnards
24. Who directed Apocalypse Now?
(b) Francis Ford Coppola
25. On which work of literature is Apocalypse Now based?
(c) Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
