Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Apocalypse Now? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. On what book is Apocalypse Now based?
Shopaholic Ties the Knot by Sophie Kinsella
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
The Book of Revelation by God
The Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer
Q. What's one thing that surfing might symbolize in this movie?
A world free from war
The influence of the Beach Boys on soldiers' ideas about war
Kurtz's inner freedom
The imposition of American culture on Vietnam
Q. What song plays at the beginning of the movie?
"The End" by The Doors
"Time of the Season" by The Zombies
"Trap Queen" by Fetty Wap
"Peace Train" by Cat Stevens
Q. What poem by T.S. Eliot does Kurtz read?
"Rhapsody on a Windy Night"
"Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats"
"The Hollow Men"
"The Waste Land"
Q. How does the movie suggest that Kurtz's death is like a ritual sacrifice?
He's murdered while praying.
It intercuts Kurtz's death with footage of his followers sacrificing a water buffalo.
Kurtz dies screaming, "King Kong ain't got nothin' on me!" before jumping into a vat of acid.
Kurtz's followers burn him as an offering to their gods before Willard can stop them.