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?
An earthquake

Less skilled oilmen

Pressure from underground water and gas

Some oil naturally rises to the surface
3 What does Fletcher Hamilton tell Paul he does for Daniel?
He says he manages the workers

He says he is a liaison to investors

He gives a vague answer about 'working with' Daniel

He says he is Daniel's personal assistant
4 What livestock do the Sundays raise on their ranch?
Chickens

Goats

Cows

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

California

Mexico

Arizona
6 Which of the following is NOT promised by Daniel as a benefit of drilling to the people of Little Boston?
Irrigation for better crops

A new school

Access to electricity

A new main road
7 Why can't Daniel buy Bandy's tract initially?
Bandy wants to meet him personally before deciding

Bandy's asking price is too high

Daniel doesn't actually want the land

Bandy refuses to sell
8 Why does Paul ask for the five thousand dollar fee?
Because he wants the money to leave Little Boston and start his own business

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

To fund his church

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

Potatoes

Meat
10 Which of the following is NOT a piece of information Paul gives that convinces Daniel to look for oil in Little Boston?
The ground is unstable

Standard Oil has bought land nearby

Nothing grows on the land but weeds

There are alkali deposits and salt in the ground
11 What reason does Daniel cite to explain why he does not want the lease from the townspeople?
The signs of oil are not promising

They want too much money

He thinks the operation will be too technically difficult

Confusion among the townspeople
12 What company does Daniel want to make a deal with after building the pipeline?
Standard Oil

ExxonMobil

Union Oil

British Petroleum
13 Why does Daniel want to build a pipeline?
It is more efficient to transport oil by pipeline than by rail

To avoid exorbitant railroad shipping costs

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 the main town of Little Boston

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

In a tent in the workers' campsite

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

By bus

By car

By stagecoach
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 H.W. to become more masculine by hunting

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

He wants to operate his own ranch on the land

Camping, hunting, and other outdoor activities will be good for H.W.'s health
17 Which direction from the original oil find is the family who Daniel buys from after negotiations with the first townspeople fall through?
West

South

East

North
18 How many hills can be seen in the opening shot of the film?
Four

Three

One

Two
19 How much money does Daniel pay Paul to get the location of oil in Little Boston?
One hundred dollars with the promise of a thousand dollar bonus if oil is discovered

Six hundred dollars

Five hundred dollars

One thousand dollars
20 How does H.W.'s biological father die?
He is killed by an errant explosion

He is poisoned by accidentally ingesting oil

He falls climbing into the well

A wooden beam breaks off the rig and falls on him
21 How do they store oil that has just been mined?
In barrels

They immediately put it through a pipeline to a refinery

In a large tank

In a shallow pit near the derrick
22 Which of the following is the first audible line of dialogue in the film?
"If I say I'm an oilman, you will agree."

"You have a great chance here."

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

"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

Catholic

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

Fletcher

Abel

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

His father, Abel

His brother, Eli

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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