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1. Who wrote the novel upon which the film A Clockwork Orange is based?

(A) Stanley Kubrick

(B) Ken Kesey

(D) Malcolm McDowell

2. Which members of society speak Nadsat, the slang Alex speaks?

(A) Criminals

(B) Police officers

(D) Youth

3. From which foreign language does Nadsat take the most words?

(A) German

(B) Russian

(D) Chinese

4. What drink do Alex and his gang consume on the night the film opens?

(A) Vodka

(B) Whiskey

(D) Water

5. In the scene in which Alex beats Mr. Alexander and rapes Mrs. Alexander, what else does he do?

(A) Shouts orders

(B) Blasts his stereo

(D) Looks in the mirror

6. After his first night of violence, Alex returns home. Where does he live?

(A) In a basement

(B) On the street

(D) In his parents' apartment

7. Who first pays Alex a visit the next morning?

(A) His teacher

(B) His probation officer

(D) The police

8. Who is Alex's favorite composer?

(A) Mick Jagger

(B) John Lennon

(D) Beethoven

9. What does Alex imagine when he hears music?

(A) The countryside

(B) God

(D) His childhood

10. What crime does Alex get sent to prison for?

(A) Theft

(B) Rape

(D) Public indecency

11. What kind of animals does the victim of this crime keep as pets?

(A) Dogs

(B) Cats

(D) Snakes

12. What object does Alex's victim use to fight him?

(A) A knife

(B) A statue of a cat

(D) A statue of a penis

13. What do the police do with Alex his first night in custody?

(A) Leave him alone in his cell

(B) Beat him up

(D) Strip-search him

14. How much of his prison sentence does Alex serve?

(A) Fourteen years

(B) Fourteen months

(D) Two months

15. Who takes Alex under his wing while he is in prison?

(A) A prison guard

(B) An older prisoner

(D) The cook

16. What book does Alex read while in prison?

(A) A Clockwork Orange

(B) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

(D) The Bible

17. During Alex's treatment with Ludovico's Technique, what is shown in the films he is made to watch?

(A) Religious sermons

(B) Political speeches

(D) Sex and violence

18. How long does the treatment last?

(A) Two months

(B) Two years

(D) Two days

19. When Alex returns home, what surprise is waiting for him?

(A) His parents have made him a welcome-home dinner

(B) He has a new probation officer

(D) His parents have moved

20. Upon his release, Alex finds his friends working as what?

(A) Factory hands

(B) Criminals

(D) Politicians

21. The first night after his release, in whose house does Alex seek refuge?

(A) His parents'

(B) The prison chaplain's

(D) Dim's

22. How does Alex escape?

(A) He runs away in the night

(B) He burns the house down

(D) He calls the police

23. What celebrity made famous the song “Singin' in the Rain”?

(A) Michael Jackson

(B) Humphrey Bogart

(D) Gene Kelly

24. When the minister of the interior visits Alex in prison, what does he do for him?

(A) Bathes him

(B) Sings to him

(D) Reads him a letter

25. How is the end of the novel different from the end of the film?

(A) In the novel, Alex goes back to prison

(B) In the novel, Alex loses interest in violence

(D) In the novel, Alex goes back to school

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