There Will Be Blood Quizzes

There Will Be Blood Quiz 1

1 What type of claim form does Daniel fill out after returning from the mine at the beginning of the film?
Oil discovery

Silver & Gold discovery

Water discovery

Precious Stone discovery
2 What does Daniel say caused the oil to rise to the surface on the Sunday ranch?
Some oil naturally rises to the surface

Less skilled oilmen

Pressure from underground water and gas

An earthquake
3 What does Fletcher Hamilton tell Paul he does for Daniel?
He gives a vague answer about 'working with' Daniel

He says he is Daniel's personal assistant

He says he is a liaison to investors

He says he manages the workers
4 What livestock do the Sundays raise on their ranch?
Goats

Chickens

Cows

Quail
5 Where does the prologue of the film take place?
New Mexico

California

Arizona

Mexico
6 Which of the following is NOT promised by Daniel as a benefit of drilling to the people of Little Boston?
A new school

A new main road

Access to electricity

Irrigation for better crops
7 Why can't Daniel buy Bandy's tract initially?
Bandy wants to meet him personally before deciding

Bandy refuses to sell

Daniel doesn't actually want the land

Bandy's asking price is too high
8 Why does Paul ask for the five thousand dollar fee?
To fund his church

Because he feels he is not paid what he deserves for his work on the ranch

Because he wants the money to leave Little Boston and start his own business

Because he thinks that's a fair price for the land
9 What kind of food does Abel have to offer to Daniel and H.W.?
Bread

Corn

Meat

Potatoes
10 Which of the following is NOT a piece of information Paul gives that convinces Daniel to look for oil in Little Boston?
There are alkali deposits and salt in the ground

Standard Oil has bought land nearby

The ground is unstable

Nothing grows on the land but weeds
11 What reason does Daniel cite to explain why he does not want the lease from the townspeople?
They want too much money

Confusion among the townspeople

The signs of oil are not promising

He thinks the operation will be too technically difficult
12 What company does Daniel want to make a deal with after building the pipeline?
ExxonMobil

Union Oil

Standard Oil

British Petroleum
13 Why does Daniel want to build a pipeline?
To avoid exorbitant railroad shipping costs

It is more efficient to transport oil by pipeline than by rail

So he can keep the supply chain all within his own company

Rail shipments are more likely to be robbed
14 Where do Daniel and H.W. live once work on the derrick has begun?
In a tent in the workers' campsite

In the main town of Little Boston

In a small house that has been built for them near the derrick

On the Sunday ranch
15 How do Daniel and H.W. initially arrive in Little Boston?
By train

By car

By stagecoach

By bus
16 What reason does Daniel give for wanting to buy the Sunday ranch when he is still pretending he wants it for quail hunting?
He wants to operate his own ranch on the land

Camping, hunting, and other outdoor activities will be good for H.W.'s health

He wants to come and go as he pleases without the Sundays' permission

He wants H.W. to become more masculine by hunting
17 Which direction from the original oil find is the family who Daniel buys from after negotiations with the first townspeople fall through?
North

East

West

South
18 How many hills can be seen in the opening shot of the film?
One

Two

Four

Three
19 How much money does Daniel pay Paul to get the location of oil in Little Boston?
One thousand dollars

Five hundred dollars

One hundred dollars with the promise of a thousand dollar bonus if oil is discovered

Six hundred dollars
20 How does H.W.'s biological father die?
He is poisoned by accidentally ingesting oil

He falls climbing into the well

A wooden beam breaks off the rig and falls on him

He is killed by an errant explosion
21 How do they store oil that has just been mined?
They immediately put it through a pipeline to a refinery

In a large tank

In a shallow pit near the derrick

In barrels
22 Which of the following is the first audible line of dialogue in the film?
"You have a great chance here."

"Ladies and gentlemen, I've traveled over half our state to get here this evening."

"If I say I'm an oilman, you will agree."

"Whatever the others promise to do, when it comes to the showdown, they won't be there."
23 What religion does Daniel say he practices when asked by Paul?
He says he likes many religions and doesn't closely follow one in particular.

Agnostic

Evangelical

Catholic
24 Who says the line, "Just because there's something on the ground doesn't mean there's anything in it"?
Paul

Daniel

Fletcher

Abel
25 What relative does Paul say had believed there was oil in Little Boston?
His sister, Mary

His brother, Eli

His father, Abel

His uncle

In the movie "There Will Be Blood," during the restaurant scene, Daniel Plainview covers his face with a napkin while insulting Mr. Tilford. There are a few reasons why he might have done this.

Firstly, covering his face with a napkin may have...

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Standard and Union Oil

A Standard Oil representative offers to buy out Daniel's local interests, but, after a perceived slight regarding his son, Daniel refuses and instead strikes a deal with Union Oil to build a pipeline to the California coast. However, Bandy's...

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Plainview vs Eli

Yes, I agree. Good interpretation!

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