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1
He becomes ............ playing ping-pong and is offered $25,000 to endorse a brand of ping-pong paddles.
national hero
a public enemy
an Olympic champion
2
The film starts with a ............... flying around.
bird
balloon
feather
3
Lieutenant Dan saw it as his destiny to .........., just as every one of his ancestors had before him.
fight in a war
receive medals for bravery
die in combat
4
On graduation day, he is enlisted in the army. Gump says he ........ the army.
doesn't care about
hates
fits into
5
Forrest visits her and witnesses some men ............ while playing “Blowin' in the Wind” by Bob Dylan.
trying to grab her
trying to congratulate her
trying to applaud her
6
Forrest begins to run, first “to the end of the road”, then “to the end of town”. Eventually, he runs .........
around the world
across the country
to Washington
7
During the award ceremony, President Lyndon Johnson asks Forrest ..........
why he was shot
when he was shot
where he was shot
8
She asks Forrest, “Do you think I could ..........., Forrest?”
rob a bank
fly off this bridge
become a singer
9
Forrest buys ........ and starts a shrimp business, keeping a promise to Bubba.
his own motorbike
a new house
his own shrimping boat
10
Forrest often recalls mom's favorite sayings, “Mama always says 'Life is like a box of ..............'”
chocolates
peanuts
shoes
11
In the first years of his life, Forrest has to wear ....... due to his back being “as crooked as a politician”.
a backpack
red stockings
leg braces
12
He assembles ............. in record time.
his backpack
his rifle
an army tank
13
Forrest has ............ IQ, which would normally have necessitated special education.
average
low
high
14
On his .... day of school, he makes friend on the school bus with a girl named Jenny Curran.
last
first
second
15
Forrest steps in dog poo and a man asks him for a meaningful phrase. He replies “it happens” and ....... was made.
a well-known commercial
a famous bumper sticker
a popular film
16
Nathan Bedford Forrest helped found the .......... .
Ku Klux Klan
Salvation Army
USA
17
He tells her ........., and she begs him not to be brave and to just run if he is ever in trouble.
of his duty in Vietnam
of his shrimp business
of his trip to China
18
Both sayings became ............ after the movie's release.
well-known
unpopular
popular
19
Forrest is ...... by President Nixon to stay at the Watergate Hotel complex in Washington.
invited
warned
greeted
20
Bubba's mom moves her large family from their shack into luxurious accommodations, complete with her own private ......
hairdresser
driver
cook
21
His ........... makes him a hero with the Alabama team, under legendary coach Bear Bryant.
intelligence
knowledge of the game
running ability
22
One day, a mud-splattered Forrest is given a yellow T-shirt by a T-shirt salesman who wanted to ............ a shirt.
immortalize Forrest on
let Forrest clean his face with
kill Forest Gump with
23
These make walking awkward for Forrest, and almost impossible.
standing
sitting
running
24
Forrest remains friends with Jenny, though she attends ............... college.
a separate all-girls'
the same
no
25
While serving in the Vietnam War, he is awarded the Medal of Honor for having carried to safety during an ambush.
ammunition
wounded horses
members of his platoon
26
Forrest reveals that he is named after a .................. , Nathan Bedford Forrest.
film star
their neighbour
distant ancestor
27
The photo .........., and she begins playing the guitar in the nude as “Bobbie Dylan” at a strip club.
makes her the most famous girl in the world
regret what she has done
gets her expelled from college
28
Forrest sends a check for what he considers to be Bubba's share of the shrimp business profit to .........
Bubba's father
Bubba's mother
Bubba's wife
29
She lives with him for a while, then ........ following a night of passion and Forrest's awkward marriage proposal.
leaves
they are married
stays with him forever
30
They agree to go into the ........... together, after they are discharged from the army.
"fish business"
“shrimping business”
"oyster business"
31
He is named to the All-American team and meets President ............at the White House.
John F. Kennedy
Barrack Obama
Abraham Lincoln
George W. Bush
32
Forrest replies “I was shot in ............, sir.”
the buttocks
the head
the back
33
During a New Year's Eve party, Lieutenant Dan promises to become ....... if Forrest becomes a shrimping-boat captain.
his butler
a singer
his first mate
34
She tells Forrest she suffers from an unknown virus, the symptoms of which are indicative of AIDS coming from ........
her drug abuse
her hard work
her poverty
35
The couple talk and Jenny recalls when they hid from her stepfather in the cornfield and she prayed to God ..........
to turn her into a bird
to let her live with Forrest
to make her father disappear
36
He outpaces the players and is given a ...........
bunch of red roses
football scholarship
Hooray!
tap on the shoulder
37
Forrest ........... the house that Jenny grew up in, as it had reminded her of her abusive father.
moves to
demolishes
rebuilds
38
She tells him that the address is .......
not in this town
can not be reached from this bus stop
only a short distance away
39
As Forrest recalls his experiences in Communist China, he gives Lennon ...........
the idea for his song Imagine
a hug
his medal
40
Forest one day shows Elvis Presley his ......., which, as we learn later on, turns out to make Elvis famous.
school books
singing abilities
dance moves
songs
41
Forrest's home is filled with special visitors .
every now and then
never
always
very often
42
I don't know if we each have a destiny, or if we're all just floating around accidental-like .............,
on a boat
on a float
on a breeze
43
Forrest appears on a TV talk-show together with .
JF Kennedy
John Lennon
Elvis Presley
44
Later, while ........, Forrest runs through a football field during a practice scouted by University of Alabama coaches.
chased by alligators
again running away from bullies
jogging
45
One day, he decides to stop running and receives a letter from Jenny asking him .........
to visit her
for a place to stay
for money
to call her
46
One night a fellow soldier tosses Forrest a Playboy. Forrest recognizes one of the ....... as Jenny.
writers
naked girls
nuns
47
Much of Forrest's philosophy comes from ..........
Jenny Curran
Bubba
his mother
Lt. Dan
48
He later has ............ amputated and was furious about it.
on leg
both legs
one arm
49
He ........... a running movement, including a flock of “disciples” who run with him.
forces
prevents
inspires
50
When a group of bullies ........ Forrest on their bicycles, he runs, urged on by Jenny.
feed
make fun of
chase
51
but I think, maybe it's , maybe both are happening at the same time."
neither
both
fun
52
As Forrest runs, his leg braces .......... , and he outruns his pursuers leaving behind only a cloud of dust.
break
fall apart
make it impossible for him to run
make him a slow rummer
53
Sitting at a bus stop in Savannah, Georgia, Forrest Gump tells ........... to a woman seated next to him.
fairy tales
the story of his life
various jokes
54
Believing the tenants to be having difficulty, Forrest ........ initiating by this the Watergate scandal.
the maintenance crew
the security office
calls his Mama in Greenbow, Alabama
55
Forrest shows Jenny's letter to the current listener, explaining why he ...........
doesn’t like modern art
has been running for so long
is at the bus stop
56
He ............, but Jenny is fired as a result.
salutes them
beats them up
congratulates them
57
Forrest meets Lieutenant Dan, now ......... who has lost his faith in God.
a lucky well-dressed businessman
a well-known politician
a bitter, alcoholic cripple
58
While in Washington Forrest Gump by chance goes to an Anti-Vietnam-Demonstration and meets Jenny again, this time ......
a singer
a teacher
a hippie
59
He ....... after five years at University.
is appointed headmaster
graduates
fails to graduate
60
He is awoken by .......
loud screams coming from
a telephone call
flashlights in the offices opposite his room
61
Gump appears on television in 1963, standing behind Gov. G. Wallace at Foster Auditorium during ............
a protest against University desegregation
a protest against racism
a protest against war
62
Lieutenant Dan buys Forrest shares in “some kind of fruit company” - Apple Computers, making Forrest even ........
happier
poorer
wealthier
63
His one friend is “Bubba”, who knows everything there is to know about .............
oysters
shrimp
fish
64
Jenny finally dies, making Forrest a single parent to little Forrest, a ......... child who attends school.
loud
very energetic
bright
65
However, his mother arranges to have him enrolled in public school by ........... an official from the school district.
by having sex with
paying a thousand dollars to
talking to
66
Jenny's death causes Forrest to .........: “I don't know if Mama was right or whether it was Lieutenant Dan.
question the nature of life
kill himself
move to Florida
67
Jenny and Forrest Jr. move in with him back in .......... . Jenny and Forrest finally get married.
Greenbow, Alabama
San Francisco, California
Washington DC
68
After Johnson jokes about wanting to see ........., Forrest, he pulls down his pants to show him.
the war zone
the wound
the bullet that hit him
69
So what do you think?
We make our own destiny.
It's both.
We have our destiny already made for us.
70
Lieutenant Dan, who now has artificial legs -“magic legs”, as Forrest calls them - and ..........., attends the wedding.
an Asian fiancée
"magic arms"
an army general
71
While Forrest is recovering, he becomes an expert ping-pong player and travels to ............
Switzerland
Russia
the People's Republic of China
72
The listeners at the bus stop ........... throughout his narration.
are not there
are the same
change regularly
73
Forrest returns to his childhood home ......... that his mama is ill. His mother dies shortly afterwards.
not knowing
when he receives the news
despite the fact
74
and “Stupid is as stupid .............”
plays
does
acts
75
Gump leaves the man with ...... made of mud imprinted on the shirt thereby inspiring yet another pop culture phenomenon.
a giant angry face
a giant sad face
a giant smiley face
76
Because now he would have to live the rest of his life ............
as a cripple
in prison
in pain
77
He runs from one coast another, then turns around and heads back, ...... for “3 years, 2 months, 14 days, and 16 hours.”
running and walking
running with pauses
running continuously
78
Forrest and Bubba discover they have very ..... “Mamas”, backgrounds and philosophies on life.
different
unusual
similar
79
Nathan Bedford Forrest serves as a reminder that “sometimes we all do things that, well, just don't make no sense.”
OK
Got it!
Makes sense...
80
Hurricane Carmen wrecks .... giving them an instant monopoly on the shrimp market.
all the neighbourhood
all the houses in the area
all the other fishing boats in the area
81
He is reunited with Jenny, who has made .............., including drug addiction.
a career in singing
peace with her dad
a mess of her life
82
He is reunited with Jenny and her young son. She tells him that the boy is named ........
Danny, in honor of Lt. Dan
Washington, after the first president
Forrest, after his father