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Where was the U.S. embassy?
Montreal
Baghdad
Washington D.C.
Tehran
2
What was the name of the fake, science fiction movie?
Aliens
Aliens vs. Robots
Argo
Robots
3
Who does Tony Mendez work for?
FBI
Canadian Army
CIA
U.S. Army
4
How did Tony get to Iran? Via
helicopter
ship
train
airplane
5
Why did the film makers take so long to answer the phone call from the Iranian security?
There was a film being produced
They were killed
the internet connection was slow
They were sleeping
6
Why were the Iranian men yelling at the Americans in the bazaar?
Because they were taking photographs
Because the Americans attacked Iran
Because they were not Muslim
Because they were stealing
7
The Americans were scared when they tried to escape Iran
True
False
8
How did the Iranians in the U.S. embassy discover that there were missing Americans?
Shredded pictures of the 6 Americans
They guessed
They used dogs to smell them
The Shah called the Iranians and told them this
9
Where did they all go so that the fake movie seems real?
They went to a park
They went to the U.S. embassy
They went to a theater
They went to a bazaar
10
What is a hostage?
a person that protests
a person that
a person that lies a lot
a person that is captured and prisoned
11
What do you think caused Tony to think of a fake movie to rescue the 6 Americans?
He was watching a movie on TV
He was reading a book about hostages
His wife told him
His son told him
12
What is the main actor's name?
Brad Pitt
Britney Spears
Leonardo DiCaprio
Ben Affleck
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Where did they hide?
The White House
The U.S. embassy
T-Mobile
The Canadian embassy
14
How many Americans escaped the hostage situation?
9
12
6
3
15
Where did the Iranian extremists take the people hostage?
The Chinese embassy
McDonald's
The Canadian embassy
The U.S. embassy
16
Who was the U.S. president during the events of this film?
James Carter
Barack Obama
George W Bush
Bill Clinton
17
Tony cancelled the fake movie plan
False
True
18
CIA stands for
Central Intelligence Agency
Canadian Information Association
Central Ideas of Africa
California Idaho Alabama
19
How did the Iranian security follow the Americans?
They never followed the Americans.
Their cars followed the plane
They met them in New York
They hid inside their bags
20
Getting on the plane was very easy for the Americans
True
False
21
What type of film were they planning?
Documentary
Science Fiction
History
Comedy
22
What is the name of the main character?
Julio Hernandez
Ronald Reagan
Jason Forhees
Tony Mendez
23
The CIA boss told Tony to cancel the fake movie plan
True
False
24
Which of these is NOT a synonym of 'a review'?
technology
analysis
critique
evaluation
25
Which of these countries was NOT involved in the story?
Canada
Iran
Italy
USA
26
Who directed this film?
God
Gift and Felipe
Steven Speilberg
Ben Affleck
27
The CIA, and the U.S. government, did not take credit for the rescue mission. Who did?
The Iranians
The British
The French
The Canadians
28
What does Tony give the 6 Americans?
Money
New U.S. passports
Fake Canadian passports
Candy
29
How did Tony get the 6 Americans out of Iran?
Swimming across the sea
He didn't get them out of Iran
Leaving on bikes
Making a fake movie
30
The airplane does not leave the airport
True
False
31
Where did he stop before Iran?
Paris, France
Amman, Jordan
London, UK
Istanbul, Turkey
32
What film genre is Argo?
Musical
Suspense/Horror
Drama/Romance
Drama/Thriller
33
How did the Americans convince the Iranian security that they are part of a movie?
They showed them their bachelor degrees
They gave them money
They showed them comics about the movie
The women kissed the Iranian men
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Why do U think the CIA or U.S. government didn't tell everyone that they rescued 6 Americans?
To protect Iranians from the Shah
Because Canada did everything
Because they wanted to attack Iran
to protect the American hostages still in Iran
