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The Matrix Trilogy

Andy and Larry Wachowski

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1. Which character was a previous incarnation of the One?

(A) The Architect

(B) The Keymaker

(D) Seraph

2. Which religion is referenced in The Matrix trilogy?

(A) Buddhism

(B) Gnosticism

(D) All of the above

3. How does the Nebuchadnezzar initially contact Neo?

(A) Through the white rabbit

(B) Through his home computer

(D) Through an analog phone booth

4. Who persistently refers to Neo as Mr. Anderson?

(A) Agent Smith

(B) The Oracle

(D) Commander Lock

5. How does Trinity resurrect Neo, when he dies in The Matrix?

(A) She enters the Matrix and defeats Agent Smith

(B) She gives Neo CPR on the Nebuchadnezzar

(D) She asks Morpheus for help

6. How does Neo resurrect Trinity, when she dies in The Matrix Reloaded?

(A) He reaches into her body and massages her heart

(B) He removes the bullet from her body

(D) Trinity doesn’t really die

7. What proverb is written in Latin over the Oracle’s kitchen door?

(A) “Wisdom Is Silence”

(B) “Know Thyself”

(D) “Father, Son, and Holy Ghost”

8. Why do Morpheus, Trinity, and Neo initially visit the Merovingian?

(A) To ask him about the Oracle

(B) To ask him for help with the Agents

(D) To bargain with the Trainman

9. Which crew member’s body does Agent Smith infiltrate?

(A) Tank’s

(B) Bane’s

(D) Cypher’s

10. Who makes a deal with Agent Smith to sell out Morpheus in The Matrix?

(A) Agent Brown

(B) Mouse

(D) Cypher

11. Why do Tank, Trinity, and Neo consider killing Morpheus in The Matrix?

(A) He lied to them about the Oracle

(B) To protect Zion

(D) He asks them to

12. How do freed minds leave the Matrix and return to the real world?

(A) Via phone booths

(B) Via cell phones

(D) Via modems

13. What’s in the package that Agent Smith delivers to Neo at the start of The Matrix Reloaded?

(A) Agent Smith’s sunglasses

(B) A cell phone

(D) Agent Smith’s earpiece

14. Who ultimately delivers the Keymaker to Morpheus, Trinity, and Neo?

(A) The Merovingian

(B) The Ghost Twins

(D) Agent Smith

15. Who pilots the Hammer back into Zion at the end of The Matrix Revolutions?

(A) Roland

(B) Niobe

(D) None of the above

16. Who created the Matrix?

(A) Agent Smith

(B) The Oracle

(D) The Keymaker

17. Who speaks at the first assembly at Zion?

(A) Councilor Hamann and Morpheus

(B) Lock and Niobe

(D) Morpheus and Neo

18. Where is Zion?

(A) In the Matrix

(B) Near the earth’s core

(D) None of the above

19. About what year is it in the ravaged real world?

(A) 1999

(B) 2199

(D) 5416

20. What visions does Neo have throughout The Matrix Reloaded?

(A) Trinity falling through the air, shooting her gun

(B) Three giant cables in a mysterious dark land

(D) Rufus’s time-traveling phone booth

21. What visions does Neo have throughout The Matrix Revolutions?

(A) Trinity falling through the air, shooting her gun

(B) Three giant cables in a mysterious dark land

(D) A city bus that will explode if it goes too slowly

22. What happens after Neo is resurrected in The Matrix?

(A) Zion is saved from the sentinels

(B) He becomes expert in Jujitsu

(D) He can see the code of the Matrix’s program

23. Why does Seraph fight Neo the first time they meet?

(A) Seraph is really Agent Smith in disguise

(B) Seraph protects the Merovingian

(D) The Oracle prophesied Seraph’s passive-aggressive streak

24. Who has agreed to care for Sati?

(A) The Oracle

(B) Trinity

(D) Seraph

25. When the machines run the planet, for what purpose do they use the humans?

(A) Manual labor

(B) Energy

(D) Karaoke

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