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About This Quiz
Hard to watch, yet deeply moving, this 1998 film took an unflinching look at the roots of white supremacy in America -- and sparked an offscreen drama between its director and its studio. Now, revisit "American History X" with our quiz!Advertisement
In what part of Los Angeles does the Vinyard family leave?
Lennox
Echo Park
Silver Lake
Venice Beach
What did Derek do to get sentenced to prison?
set fire to a black church
shot a Crip leader
severely beat two Crips
killed two Crips
Which historical book does Danny choose to write a paper on?
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Being and Nothingness
Mein Kampf
Protocols of the Elders of Zion
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Who is Sweeney?
the white-power leader Derek follows
the principal of Danny's high school
a guard at the prison
Derek's friend in the prison laundry
Why does Dr. Sweeney think Mr. Murray has a grudge against Danny Vinyard?
Danny keyed his car
Murray is Jewish and Derek is a well-known skinhead
Murray briefly dated Doris Vinyard, until Derek ran him off
probably both #2 and #3
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What line of work was Derek and Danny's father in?
airline pilot
firefighter
police officer
bill collector
What is the prize in the pivotal black-against-white basketball game?
one hundred dollars
a car
losers have their gang tattoos removed
ownership of the basketball court
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How does Derek tell Cameron Alexander that he's through with the white power movement?
via a letter
via a phone call
by visiting Alexander at his home
by going to a party that Alexander throws
At the party, what does Derek ask Stacey to do?
look out for Danny
leave L.A. with him
forgive him for his past
break up with him
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Who pulls a gun on Derek at the white supremacist party?
Cameron Alexander
Seth
Stacey
an unidentified skinhead
What real-life figure do the Vinyard family discuss heatedly at the dinner table?
Rodney King
Martin Luther King Jr.
Malcolm X
Al Sharpton
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What kind of business do Derek and his followers trash?
a convenience store
a car dealership
a drug-counseling center
a check-cashing place
Who is Lamont?
a counselor in the prison
one of the Crips that Derek shot
Derek's partner in the prison laundry
a boy at Danny's school
Why did Lamont get six years for stealing a TV set?
he had many priors
he pointed a gun at the store clerk
it was really, really expensive
it fell on a police officer's foot during his arrest, which was characterized as "assault"
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What does Sweeney bring to the prison when he visits?
books
a picture of Derek's father
a paper Danny wrote
a printout of Danny's disciplinary violations
In the breakfast table flashback scene, what novel does Derek say he is reading for school?
Beloved
Invisible Man
Native Son
To Kill a Mockingbird
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Near the end, what do Sweeney and Officer Rasmussen want Derek to do?
enroll in the police academy
leave Los Angeles
talk to a high school class about racism
talk to his old skinhead friends
Where do Sweeney and Rasmussen talk to Derek about this?
at a diner
on a street corner
at the Vinyard home
at Venice Beach High
Who does Danny quote at the close of his history paper?
Abraham Lincoln
Martin Luther King Jr.
Mahatma Gandhi
Kahlil Gibran
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A version of the script had the movie ending on what image?
neighbors of both races attending Danny's funeral
Stacey returning to Derek's side
Derek being shot outside the school
Derek shaving his head again
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Within the movie, American History X was what?
an alternative US history in the White Power movement
the name Sweeney gives his one-on-one history class with Danny
a book Derek reads in prison
this is never explained
Who sued New Line Cinemas and the Director's Guild of America over "American History X"?
the Aryan Nation
director Tony Kaye
Edward Norton
white supremacist Tom Metzger
Which actor was involved in the film's editing?
Avery Brooks
Stacy Keach
Elliott Gould
Edward Norton
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