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?
Precious Stone discovery

Silver & Gold discovery

Water discovery

Oil discovery
2 What does Daniel say caused the oil to rise to the surface on the Sunday ranch?
Pressure from underground water and gas

An earthquake

Some oil naturally rises to the surface

Less skilled oilmen
3 What does Fletcher Hamilton tell Paul he does for Daniel?
He says he is Daniel's personal assistant

He gives a vague answer about 'working with' Daniel

He says he manages the workers

He says he is a liaison to investors
4 What livestock do the Sundays raise on their ranch?
Quail

Chickens

Cows

Goats
5 Where does the prologue of the film take place?
California

New Mexico

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 main road

Access to electricity

A new school
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

To fund his church

Because he thinks that's a fair price for the land

Because he feels he is not paid what he deserves for his work on the ranch
9 What kind of food does Abel have to offer to Daniel and H.W.?
Meat

Bread

Potatoes

Corn
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

Nothing grows on the land but weeds

There are alkali deposits and salt in the ground

Standard Oil has bought land nearby
11 What reason does Daniel cite to explain why he does not want the lease from the townspeople?
He thinks the operation will be too technically difficult

They want too much money

The signs of oil are not promising

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

British Petroleum

Union Oil

ExxonMobil
13 Why does Daniel want to build a pipeline?
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

It is more efficient to transport oil by pipeline than by rail
14 Where do Daniel and H.W. live once work on the derrick has begun?
On the Sunday ranch

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

In a tent in the workers' campsite

In the main town of Little Boston
15 How do Daniel and H.W. initially arrive in Little Boston?
By car

By stagecoach

By bus

By train
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

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

He wants to operate his own ranch on the land
17 Which direction from the original oil find is the family who Daniel buys from after negotiations with the first townspeople fall through?
North

South

West

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

Three

Four

Two
19 How much money does Daniel pay Paul to get the location of oil in Little Boston?
Six hundred dollars

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

Five hundred dollars

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

A wooden beam breaks off the rig and falls on him

He falls climbing into the well

He is killed by an errant explosion
21 How do they store oil that has just been mined?
In a shallow pit near the derrick

They immediately put it through a pipeline to a refinery

In barrels

In a large tank
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."

"Whatever the others promise to do, when it comes to the showdown, they won't be there."

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

"You have a great chance here."
23 What religion does Daniel say he practices when asked by Paul?
Agnostic

Evangelical

Catholic

He says he likes many religions and doesn't closely follow one in particular.
24 Who says the line, "Just because there's something on the ground doesn't mean there's anything in it"?
Fletcher

Paul

Abel

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

His uncle

His father, Abel

His sister, Mary

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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