1. In which year was Edward Dmytryk born?
A) 1900
B) 1908
C) 1912
D) 1920
Answer: B) 1908
2. Where was Edward Dmytryk born?
A) Los Angeles, California
B) San Francisco, California
C) Grand Forks, British Columbia
D) New York, New York
Answer: C) Grand Forks, British Columbia
3. What was the nationality of Dmytryk’s parents?
A) Ukrainian
B) Polish
C) Russian
D) German
Answer: A) Ukrainian
4. At what age did Dmytryk begin working as a messenger boy at Famous Players–Lasky studios?
A) 12
B) 14
C) 15
D) 17
Answer: C) 15
5. Which studio was Famous Players–Lasky later renamed as?
A) Paramount Pictures
B) Universal Pictures
C) RKO Pictures
D) Columbia Pictures
Answer: A) Paramount Pictures
6. What was the title of Edward Dmytryk’s first film as a director?
A) Crossfire
B) Murder, My Sweet
C) The Hawk
D) The Caine Mutiny
Answer: C) The Hawk
7. In which year did Dmytryk direct his first film, The Hawk?
A) 1930
B) 1935
C) 1940
D) 1945
Answer: B) 1935
8. For which film did Dmytryk receive an Oscar nomination for Best Director?
A) The Caine Mutiny
B) Murder, My Sweet
C) Crossfire
D) The Young Lions
Answer: C) Crossfire
9. What genre is Edward Dmytryk particularly known for in the 1940s?
A) Western
B) Comedy
C) Film Noir
D) Musical
Answer: C) Film Noir
10. Which Raymond Chandler novel was adapted into Dmytryk’s film Murder, My Sweet?
A) Farewell, My Lovely
B) The Big Sleep
C) The Lady in the Lake
D) The Long Goodbye
Answer: A) Farewell, My Lovely
11. Who starred as Philip Marlowe in Dmytryk’s Murder, My Sweet?
A) Humphrey Bogart
B) Dick Powell
C) Robert Mitchum
D) Robert Ryan
Answer: B) Dick Powell
12. Which film directed by Dmytryk was a major hit in 1943, earning over $3 million?
A) Hitler’s Children
B) Behind the Rising Sun
C) Seven Miles from Alcatraz
D) The Falcon Strikes Back
Answer: A) Hitler’s Children
13. What was the primary theme of Dmytryk’s film Crossfire (1947)?
A) Anti-Semitism
B) World War II heroism
C) Political corruption
D) Romantic love
Answer: A) Anti-Semitism
14. In which year was Dmytryk first summoned to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)?
A) 1945
B) 1947
C) 1950
D) 1952
Answer: B) 1947
15. Why was Dmytryk blacklisted as part of the Hollywood Ten?
A) Refusing to testify before HUAC
B) Directing propaganda films
C) Publicly supporting communism
D) Violating studio contracts
Answer: A) Refusing to testify before HUAC
16. How long did Dmytryk serve in prison for contempt of Congress?
A) 3 months
B) 6 months
C) 1 year
D) 2 years
Answer: B) 6 months
17. In which year did Dmytryk testify before HUAC and name individuals, leading to his removal from the blacklist?
A) 1949
B) 1950
C) 1951
D) 1953
Answer: C) 1951
18. How many individuals did Dmytryk name during his 1951 HUAC testimony?
A) 10
B) 15
C) 20
D) 26
Answer: D) 26
19. Which producer gave Dmytryk his first directing job after being removed from the blacklist?
A) Stanley Kramer
B) Sam Wood
C) George Cukor
D) Frank Capra
Answer: A) Stanley Kramer
20. Which Dmytryk film was the second-highest-grossing film of 1954?
A) The Young Lions
B) The Caine Mutiny
C) The Sniper
D) The Juggler
Answer: B) The Caine Mutiny
21. Who starred as the naval officer in The Caine Mutiny?
A) Humphrey Bogart
B) John Wayne
C) Robert Mitchum
D) Marlon Brando
Answer: A) Humphrey Bogart
22. Which Dmytryk film was the first Hollywood film shot in Israel?
A) The Sniper
B) The Juggler
C) The Young Lions
D) Broken Lance
Answer: B) The Juggler
23. What was the title of Dmytryk’s final directed film in 1976?
A) Bluebeard
B) The Human Factor
C) He Is My Brother
D) Anzio
Answer: C) He Is My Brother
24. Which university did Dmytryk teach at after retiring from directing?
A) University of California, Los Angeles
B) University of Southern California
C) New York University
D) Stanford University
Answer: B) University of Southern California
25. Which book did Dmytryk write about his experiences with the Hollywood Ten?
A) It’s a Hell of a Life, But Not a Bad Living
B) Odd Man Out: A Memoir of the Hollywood Ten
C) On Film Editing
D) Cinema: Concept and Practice
Answer: B) Odd Man Out: A Memoir of the Hollywood Ten