1) In which year was Robert Altman born?
A. 1920
B. 1925
C. 1930
D. 1935
Answer: B. 1925
2) What was Robert Altman’s primary profession?
A. Actor
B. Film Director
C. Screenwriter
D. Cinematographer
Answer: B. Film Director
3) Which film earned Robert Altman his first Academy Award nomination for Best Director?
A. M*A*S*H
B. Nashville
C. The Player
D. Gosford Park
Answer: A. M*A*S*H
4) What is a signature style of Robert Altman’s filmmaking?
A. Fast-paced action sequences
B. Overlapping dialogue
C. Single-take shots
D. Minimalist cinematography
Answer: B. Overlapping dialogue
5) Which Robert Altman film is a satirical take on the military and war?
A. The Player
B. M*A*S*H
C. Short Cuts
D. McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Answer: B. M*A*S*H
6) In which decade did Robert Altman gain prominence as a filmmaker?
A. 1950s
B. 1960s
C. 1970s
D. 1980s
Answer: C. 1970s
7) Which Altman film is a sprawling ensemble piece set in the country music capital?
A. Nashville
B. A Prairie Home Companion
C. California Split
D. The Long Goodbye
Answer: A. Nashville
8) How many times was Robert Altman nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 7
D. 9
Answer: B. 5
9) Which Altman film is a revisionist Western starring Warren Beatty?
A. Buffalo Bill and the Indians
B. The Long Goodbye
C. McCabe & Mrs. Miller
D. 3 Women
Answer: C. McCabe & Mrs. Miller
10) What genre is Robert Altman’s film The Long Goodbye?
A. Comedy
B. Neo-noir
C. Western
D. Musical
Answer: B. Neo-noir
11) Which actress won an Oscar for her role in Altman’s Nashville?
A. Lily Tomlin
B. Ronee Blakley
C. Karen Black
D. No actress won an Oscar for Nashville
Answer: D. No actress won an Oscar for Nashville
12) Which Altman film is based on short stories by Raymond Carver?
A. Short Cuts
B. The Player
C. Gosford Park
D. A Wedding
Answer: A. Short Cuts
13) What was the setting of Altman’s Gosford Park?
A. A Hollywood studio
B. A Nashville music festival
C. An English country estate
D. A Las Vegas casino
Answer: C. An English country estate
14) Which Altman film features a satirical look at the Hollywood film industry?
A. The Player
B. Short Cuts
C. Nashville
D. California Split
Answer: A. The Player
15) What was Robert Altman’s final film?
A. Gosford Park
B. A Prairie Home Companion
C. The Company
D. Dr. T & the Women
Answer: B. A Prairie Home Companion
16) Which actor played the lead role in Altman’s The Long Goodbye?
A. Elliott Gould
B. Robert Duvall
C. Warren Beatty
D. Donald Sutherland
Answer: A. Elliott Gould
17) In which year did Robert Altman receive an Honorary Academy Award?
A. 2000
B. 2003
C. 2006
D. 2010
Answer: C. 2006
18) Which Altman film explores the lives of three women in a desert town?
A. 3 Women
B. Images
C. A Wedding
D. Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
Answer: A. 3 Women
19) What is the primary theme of Altman’s M*A*S*H?
A. Romance
B. Anti-war satire
C. Family drama
D. Political intrigue
Answer: B. Anti-war satire
20) Which Altman film is a musical comedy based on a radio show?
A. Nashville
B. Popeye
C. A Prairie Home Companion
D. The Company
Answer: C. A Prairie Home Companion
21) Which comic strip character did Altman adapt into a live-action film?
A. Dick Tracy
B. Popeye
C. Flash Gordon
D. The Phantom
Answer: B. Popeye
22) Who composed the music for Altman’s McCabe & Mrs. Miller?
A. Leonard Cohen
B. John Williams
C. Ennio Morricone
D. Randy Newman
Answer: A. Leonard Cohen
23) Which Altman film features a large ensemble cast in a Los Angeles setting?
A. Short Cuts
B. The Player
C. Nashville
D. California Split
Answer: A. Short Cuts
24) What was the profession of the main character in The Long Goodbye?
A. Lawyer
B. Private Detective
C. Doctor
D. Journalist
Answer: B. Private Detective
25) Which Altman film is set in the world of ballet?
A. The Company
B. A Wedding
C. Dr. T & the Women
D. Gosford Park
Answer: A. The Company
