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vendetta_quiz.sPubDate = "3/13/2006 8:18:44 PM GMT";
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vendetta_quiz.appDeck = new Array("Though the title character of “V For Vendetta” is unconventional, to say the least, the story itself is hardly conventional either. The movie, which opens March 17, stars Hugo Weaving as a masked anarchist known only as V, who wreaks terrible vengeance on a futuristic totalitarian Britain with the help of young, naive Evey, played by Natalie Portman. Based on the comic book by writer Alan Moore and artist David Lloyd, it was scripted by the Larry and Andy Wachowski and directed by first-timer James McTeigue, who was assistant director for the Wachowski brothers’ “Matrix” trilogy. How much do you know about “V For Vendetta” and the other works of its creators? Take our quiz and find out.","");
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vendetta_quiz[1] = new Array();
vendetta_quiz[1][0] = new Array("We’ll start you off with an absurdly easy question: The title character of the movie is known simply by the letter “V.” In the English alphabet, which letter comes after V?");
vendetta_quiz[1].answer = "The correct answer is D, W. That is to say, choice D, letter W. The letter D does not come after V. Unless you’re reciting the alphabet backwards. We hadn’t considered that. Maybe we should allow that answer... No, no, no, we’re going to stand firm: W is the only correct answer. Except for X, Y, and Z. If you gave those letters as your answer, you’re correct, but you still don’t get a point for answering correctly.";
vendetta_quiz[1][1] = new Array("A. K",'',0);
vendetta_quiz[1][2] = new Array("B. P",'',0);
vendetta_quiz[1][3] = new Array("C. V",'',0);
vendetta_quiz[1][4] = new Array("D. W",'',1);

vendetta_quiz[2] = new Array();
vendetta_quiz[2][0] = new Array("V’s mask and clothing, not to mention his behavior, are inspired by an infamous 17th-century Englishman named Guy Fawkes, who lives on in British popular culture in the children’s rhyme beginning “remember, remember, the 5th of November,” and the annual celebration of Guy Fawkes Night, in which he is burned in effigy. What did Fawkes fail to do on Nov. 5, 1605?");
vendetta_quiz[2].answer = "The correct answer is A, blow up Parliament. Fawkes and his co-conspirators got as far as secretly placing 36 barrels of gunpowder under the building before getting caught. Besides “V For Vendetta,” Fawkes is also referenced by works of art as far-ranging as T.S. Eliot’s “The Hollow Men” and the Harry Potter novels, in which the pet phoenix owned by wizard Albus Dumbledore is named Fawkes. (It is not known, by the way, how many corned-beef sandwiches Guy Fawkes could eat in a single meal; the fact has been lost in the mist of history. I’m guessing five.)";
vendetta_quiz[2][1] = new Array("A. Blow up the Houses of Parliament",'',1);
vendetta_quiz[2][2] = new Array("B. Invent a perpetual-motion machine",'',0);
vendetta_quiz[2][3] = new Array("C. Remember all the lyrics to “God Save The Queen”",'',0);
vendetta_quiz[2][4] = new Array("D. Set a new world’s record for eating the most corned-beef sandwiches in a single meal",'',0);

vendetta_quiz[3] = new Array();
vendetta_quiz[3][0] = new Array("V’s “Shadow Gallery,” the underground lair from which he wages his one-man war against totalitarianism, superficially resembles Batman’s Batcave. But Moore was also paying homage to the lair of a similarly frightening and misunderstood antihero: the Phantom of the Opera, created by novelist Gaston Leroux and most well-known today from Lon Chaney Sr’s 1925 film and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s more recent musical. The Phantom lives in the forgotten, surprisingly large lower levels of a world-renowned landmark which is built on top of a huge underground lake. What’s the landmark?");
vendetta_quiz[3].answer = "The correct answer is B, The Paris Opera House. Although it seems like a melodramatic invention, the lake is actually real -- it was accidentally created during construction when a worker broke open a water pipe.";
vendetta_quiz[3][1] = new Array("A. The Sydney Opera House",'',0);
vendetta_quiz[3][2] = new Array("B. The Paris Opera House",'',1);
vendetta_quiz[3][3] = new Array("C. The Berlin Wall",'',0);
vendetta_quiz[3][4] = new Array("D. The Washington Monument",'',0);

vendetta_quiz[4] = new Array();
vendetta_quiz[4][0] = new Array("Natalie Portman shocked the Hollywood gossip press last year when she appeared at the Cannes Film Festival with a shaved head—a deliberate fashion choice, but one with its roots (so to speak) in her role in “V For Vendetta,” in which her character Evey has her head shaved upon being jailed. Which of the following science-fiction movies does NOT also feature a bald woman?");
vendetta_quiz[4].answer = "The correct answer is “Bride Of Frankenstein.” In Star Trek, Persis Khambatta played Lt. Ilia, a hairless alien who served as the Enterprise’s navigator. Sigourney Weaver’s character, Ellen Ripley, had her head shaved when her ship crashed on a prison planet in “Alien 3.” And the Bene Gesserit sisterhood, in David Lynch’s “Dune,” were follicle-free.";
vendetta_quiz[4][1] = new Array("A. “Star Trek: The Motion Picture”",'',0);
vendetta_quiz[4][2] = new Array("B. “Bride Of Frankenstein”",'',1);
vendetta_quiz[4][3] = new Array("C. “Alien 3”",'',0);
vendetta_quiz[4][4] = new Array("D. “Dune”",'',0);

vendetta_quiz[5] = new Array();
vendetta_quiz[5][0] = new Array("The title character of “V For Vendetta” is known simply by the initial V. Each of the following actors also played movie characters known by an initial -- but three of them share something in common that the fourth does not. Who’s the odd man out?");
vendetta_quiz[5].answer = "The correct answer is A, Desmond Llewelyn. Llewelyn appeared in almost all of the James Bond films as gadgetmaster Q. The other three men all appeared in science-fiction films as characters with the last name of Xavier, each of whom also went by the simpler “X.” Ray Milland played the title character in Roger Corman’s “X, The Man With The X-Ray Eyes,” Dr. James Xavier, whose experimental formula to give himself superhuman vision has tragic consequences. Patrick Stewart plays Professor Xavier, the telepathic leader of a band of mutant superheroes, in three “X-Men” movies, including the forthcoming “X-Men: The Last Stand.” In 1939’s “The Return Of Dr. X,” Bogart had a very uncharacteristic role as a mad scientist, Dr. Maurice Xavier, who came back from the dead and was nourished with blood. The role was originally intended for Boris Karloff; Bogie hated the film.";
vendetta_quiz[5][1] = new Array("A. Desmond Llewelyn",'',1);
vendetta_quiz[5][2] = new Array("B. Ray Milland",'',0);
vendetta_quiz[5][3] = new Array("C. Patrick Stewart",'',0);
vendetta_quiz[5][4] = new Array("D. Humphrey Bogart",'',0);

vendetta_quiz[6] = new Array();
vendetta_quiz[6][0] = new Array("Larry and Andy Wachowski, who wrote the screenplay for “V” based on Moore’ comic, are best known for the three “Matrix” films, in which Keanu Reeves plays Neo, a computer hacker who fights a world-conquering computer system with the aid of newfound powers of reality manipulation and kick-ass kung fu. What was Neo’s real name?");
vendetta_quiz[6].answer = "The correct answer is A, Kevin Anderson. Answer D, Marion Morrison, is John Wayne’s real name. So far as we know, Wayne did not have any reality-warping powers, nor did he know kung fu. Like Reeves, though, he did say “whoa” a lot in his movies, usually to his horse.";
vendetta_quiz[6][1] = new Array("A. Kevin Anderson",'',1);
vendetta_quiz[6][2] = new Array("B. John Smith",'',0);
vendetta_quiz[6][3] = new Array("C. Arnold Horschack",'',0);
vendetta_quiz[6][4] = new Array("D. Marion Morrison",'',0);

vendetta_quiz[7] = new Array();
vendetta_quiz[7][0] = new Array("Alan Moore began “V For Vendetta” in 1982. In 1983, he was hired by DC Comics to revamp its horror series “Swamp Thing,” about a scientist named Alec Holland accidentally transformed into a horrible monster made of swamp muck and vegetation. It became one of the decade’s most influential comics. In the key early issue “The Anatomy Lesson,” the Swamp Thing makes an unpleasant discovery about his true nature. What is it?");
vendetta_quiz[7].answer = "The correct answer is C, he was never human to begin with. Swamp Thing had lived for the hope that he could eventually reverse his accident and become Alec Holland again, but he discovered that what had really happened was that Holland’s brain and memories had been absorbed by the swamp in which he’d drowned, making the Swamp Thing in some ways a turnip with delusions of grandeur.";
vendetta_quiz[7][1] = new Array("A. He has kind of a funny smell; you’d think he would have figured that out earlier, being made of muck and everything.",'',0);
vendetta_quiz[7][2] = new Array("B. He is actually a fictional character in a comic book written by a British man with an enormous beard",'',0);
vendetta_quiz[7][3] = new Array("C. He was never human to begin with",'',1);
vendetta_quiz[7][4] = new Array("D. He is dying, with only two months to live.",'',0);

vendetta_quiz[8] = new Array();
vendetta_quiz[8][0] = new Array("1986’s “Watchmen,” a 12-issue series which imagines what might happen if superheroes lived in a more realistic and politically complex world, is probably Moore’s best and most well-known work. One side effect that the book imagines is that superhero comics would have become unfashionable, and replaced by what kind of comic books instead?");
vendetta_quiz[8].answer = "The correct answer is A, pirate stories. Two issues of an imaginary comic called “Tales Of The Black Freighter” form an important part of the plot of “Watchmen.”";
vendetta_quiz[8][1] = new Array("A. Pirate stories",'',1);
vendetta_quiz[8][2] = new Array("B. Romances",'',0);
vendetta_quiz[8][3] = new Array("C. Private-eye mysteries",'',0);
vendetta_quiz[8][4] = new Array("D. Stories examining the philosophical conundrums associated with logical positivism, Kantian metaphysics, and neo-Sartrian phenomenology",'',0);

vendetta_quiz[9] = new Array();
vendetta_quiz[9][0] = new Array("One of Moore’s inspirations for “V For Vendetta” was a 1963 novel also named “V” by which famously reclusive artist?");
vendetta_quiz[9].answer = "The correct answer is B, Thomas Pynchon. In an early scene in the graphic novel, V is even seen reading the book, and quoting Pynchon’s sentence “There is more behind and inside V than any of us had suspected.”";
vendetta_quiz[9][1] = new Array("A. J.D. Salinger",'',0);
vendetta_quiz[9][2] = new Array("B. Thomas Pynchon",'',1);
vendetta_quiz[9][3] = new Array("C. Emily Dickinson",'',0);
vendetta_quiz[9][4] = new Array("D. Jandek",'',0);

vendetta_quiz[10] = new Array();
vendetta_quiz[10][0] = new Array("A 1984 science-fiction TV miniseries also called “V,” followed by a sequel and a short-lived series, was not connected with Moore’s work, but it did feature two motifs in common. One was the repeated use of a spray-painted capital V as a symbol of resistance to oppression. The other was that, like Moore’s V, the villainous aliens of the miniseries wore masks to hide their true appearance. What disguise did they wear?");
vendetta_quiz[10].answer = "The correct answer is C, reptiles disguised as humans. This also had the convenient side effect that the producers didn’t have to spend very much money on alien makeup, since the actors could spend most of their time looking normal.";
vendetta_quiz[10][1] = new Array("A. Horn-rimmed glasses, to make themselves appear smarter. ",'',0);
vendetta_quiz[10][2] = new Array("B. Groucho glasses, to make themselves appear to have a sense of humor.",'',0);
vendetta_quiz[10][3] = new Array("C. Human-appearing bodysuits, to disguise their reptile nature.",'',1);
vendetta_quiz[10][4] = new Array("D. Large hats, to obscure their pointed ears and antennae.",'',0);

vendetta_quiz[11] = new Array();
vendetta_quiz[11][0] = new Array("Which of the following quotes accurately represents Alan Moore’s attitude toward the idea of Hollywood adaptations of his comic books?");
vendetta_quiz[11].answer = "The correct answer is D. Over the years, Moore has become increasingly and vocally embittered by the treatment of his works by both Hollywood and the mainstream comics publishers which own many of his most prominent works, including “V,” “Watchmen” and “Swamp Thing.” According to the New York Times article from which this quote is taken, Moore now refuses to have any association with the film industry, to the extent of removing his “created by” credit and giving his money to his illustrators.";
vendetta_quiz[11][1] = new Array("A. “I hope they add lots of car chases! I love car chases, but I couldn’t think of how to add one in my original story.”",'',0);
vendetta_quiz[11][2] = new Array("B. “Yes, Will Smith would be an excellent choice for the lead actor.”",'',0);
vendetta_quiz[11][3] = new Array("C. “I am big. It’s the pictures that got small.”",'',0);
vendetta_quiz[11][4] = new Array("D. \"I didn't want any input in it, didn't want to see it and didn't want to meet him to have coffee and talk about ideas for the film.\"",'',1);

vendetta_quiz[12] = new Array();
vendetta_quiz[12][0] = new Array("In 1983, Moore tried his hand as a lyricist and singer under the pseudonym “Translucia Baboon,” backed by David J of the goth band Bauhaus. What terrifying and untrustworthy beings did Moore’s song warn us about?");
vendetta_quiz[12].answer = "The correct answer is C, ducks. In the slyly funny “March Of The Sinister Ducks,” Moore sepulchrally warns of the dangers posed by these “webfooted fascists with mad little eyes,” whose habits include “sneering and whispering and stealing your cars, reading pornography, smoking cigars.”";
vendetta_quiz[12][1] = new Array("A. Aliens",'',0);
vendetta_quiz[12][2] = new Array("B. Biker gangs",'',0);
vendetta_quiz[12][3] = new Array("C. Ducks",'',1);
vendetta_quiz[12][4] = new Array("D. Confidence tricksters",'',0);

vendetta_quiz[13] = new Array();
vendetta_quiz[13][0] = new Array("Animator Amy Winfrey’s cartoon “Making Fiends,” viewable at makingfiends.com, shares what in common with “V For Vendetta”?");
vendetta_quiz[13].answer = "The correct answer is A. In the movie, V’s vendetta what he does in revenge for the wrongs done to him. In Winfrey’s cartoon, Vendetta is the name of a cackling, thoroughly evil little girl with a habit of creating monsters to terrorize those around her.";
vendetta_quiz[13][1] = new Array("A. Vendettas",'',1);
vendetta_quiz[13][2] = new Array("B. Monkeys",'',0);
vendetta_quiz[13][3] = new Array("C. Anarchists",'',0);
vendetta_quiz[13][4] = new Array("D. Very small rocks",'',0);

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vendetta_quiz.profiles[i++]= new Array(93,100,"<font color=990000><b>All correct: V is for Victorious! </b></font>");
vendetta_quiz.profiles[i++]= new Array(69,92,"<font color=990000><b>Mostly correct. V is for Very Good. </b></font>");
vendetta_quiz.profiles[i++]= new Array(38,62,"<font color=990000><b>So-so. V is for Very Average. </b></font>");
vendetta_quiz.profiles[i++]= new Array(8,31,"<font color=990000><b>Not Very Good. But you probably at least got the question about what letter comes after V, so you did pick up a few things at school. </b></font>");
vendetta_quiz.profiles[i++]= new Array(0,1,"<font color=990000><b>Terrible. You may want to make yourself a mask like V&#146;s, so you don&#146;t have to show your face in public. </b></font>");

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