Arthur Penn Quiz Questions and Answers
1. In which city was Arthur Penn born?
A) Philadelphia, PA
B) New York City, NY
C) Los Angeles, CA
D) Chicago, IL
Answer: A) Philadelphia, PA
2. What was Arthur Penn’s birth year?
A) 1918
B) 1922
C) 1926
D) 1930
Answer: B) 1922
3. What was the profession of Arthur Penn’s father?
A) Photographer
B) Nurse
C) Watchmaker
D) Teacher
Answer: C) Watchmaker
4. Who was Arthur Penn’s older brother, a renowned professional in his field?
A) Irving Penn
B) Sidney Lumet
C) John Frankenheimer
D) Elia Kazan
Answer: A) Irving Penn
5. During which war did Arthur Penn serve in the U.S. Army?
A) World War I
B) World War II
C) Korean War
D) Vietnam War
Answer: B) World War II
6. Which battle did Arthur Penn participate in as an infantryman?
A) Battle of Gettysburg
B) Battle of Midway
C) Battle of the Bulge
D) Battle of Iwo Jima
Answer: C) Battle of the Bulge
7. Where did Arthur Penn first become interested in theater?
A) New York City
B) Britain
C) South Carolina
D) Italy
Answer: B) Britain
8. Which college did Arthur Penn attend after World War II?
A) Black Mountain College
B) Yale University
C) Harvard University
D) Columbia University
Answer: A) Black Mountain College
9. What was Arthur Penn’s first feature film?
A) Bonnie and Clyde
B) The Left Handed Gun
C) The Miracle Worker
D) Mickey One
Answer: B) The Left Handed Gun
10. Which actor played the lead role in The Left Handed Gun (1958)?
A) Warren Beatty
B) Robert Redford
C) Paul Newman
D) Marlon Brando
Answer: C) Paul Newman
11. Why was Arthur Penn dissatisfied with The Left Handed Gun?
A) Poor casting choices
B) Studio re-editing against his wishes
C) Low budget constraints
D) Lack of critical acclaim
Answer: B) Studio re-editing against his wishes
12. Which film earned Arthur Penn his first Academy Award nomination for Best Director?
A) Bonnie and Clyde
B) Little Big Man
C) The Miracle Worker
D) The Chase
Answer: C) The Miracle Worker
13. Who won Academy Awards for acting in The Miracle Worker (1962)?
A) Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke
B) Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway
C) Robert Redford and Marlon Brando
D) Estelle Parsons and Gene Hackman
Answer: A) Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke
14. For which Broadway play did Arthur Penn win a Tony Award?
A) Two for the Seesaw
B) The Miracle Worker
C) Golden Boy
D) Wait Until Dark
Answer: B) The Miracle Worker
15. Which film did Arthur Penn begin directing but was fired from by Burt Lancaster?
A) The Chase
B) Mickey One
C) The Train
D) Bonnie and Clyde
Answer: C) The Train
16. Which film by Arthur Penn was heavily influenced by the French New Wave?
A) The Chase
B) Mickey One
C) Little Big Man
D) Alice’s Restaurant
Answer: B) Mickey One
17. What was the main theme of Arthur Penn’s film Mickey One (1965)?
A) A comedian’s paranoia and persecution
B) A love story on the run
C) A historical biography
D) A war drama
Answer: A) A comedian’s paranoia and persecution
18. Which Arthur Penn film is credited with initiating the New Hollywood movement?
A) The Miracle Worker
B) Bonnie and Clyde
C) Little Big Man
D) The Missouri Breaks
Answer: B) Bonnie and Clyde
19. Which actors starred as the leads in Bonnie and Clyde (1967)?
A) Paul Newman and Anne Bancroft
B) Robert Redford and Marlon Brando
C) Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway
D) Gene Hackman and Estelle Parsons
Answer: C) Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway
20. Which film movement strongly influenced Bonnie and Clyde?
A) Italian Neorealism
B) French New Wave
C) German Expressionism
D) Soviet Montage
Answer: B) French New Wave
21. Which Arthur Penn film is a revisionist Western?
A) The Chase
B) Little Big Man
C) The Missouri Breaks
D) Both B and C
Answer: D) Both B and C
22. Who played the lead role in Little Big Man (1970)?
A) Dustin Hoffman
B) Warren Beatty
C) Robert Redford
D) Marlon Brando
Answer: A) Dustin Hoffman
23. Which Arthur Penn film explores the counterculture of the 1960s?
A) Alice’s Restaurant
B) The Chase
C) Night Moves
D) The Missouri Breaks
Answer: A) Alice’s Restaurant
24. Which Broadway musical did Arthur Penn direct in 1964?
A) Fiddler on the Roof
B) Golden Boy
C) West Side Story
D) My Fair Lady
Answer: B) Golden Boy
25. Which Arthur Penn film was criticized for being imbalanced due to Marlon Brando’s performance?
A) The Chase
B) Bonnie and Clyde
C) The Missouri Breaks
D) Night Moves
Answer: C) The Missouri Breaks