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"The Last of the Mohicans" (1992) was one of several movies based on the book of the same title by James Fenimore Cooper. How well do you remember "The Last of Mohicans"? Find out by taking this quiz.
At the beginning of the movie, why were the three Mohicans running?
They were in a race.
They were fleeing the enemy.
They were hunting.
Much research went into the filming of the movie. The director used real native languages throughout the film to help with the authenticity as well as casting natives in the roles, including the role of the French general who was played by a French actor.
They were getting in position to attack.
Under what condition did the Americans agree to fight with the British?
They wanted pay equal to British soldiers.
The expected to leave at will to defend their homes if needed.
"I can't imagine His Majesty, in all his benevolence, would ever object to his loyal American subjects defending their hearth and home, their women and children… Of course [they will be granted leave]."
They wanted to elect their own commander.
They refused to fight on Sunday.
The movie took place during which war?
The French and Indian War.
The French and Indian war is known as the Seven Years War or La guerre del la conquête (The War of the Conquest) outside of the United States. It began in 1754 when the British tried to remove the French from the Ohio River Valley and other American territories. It ended in 1763.
The American Revolution.
The Civil War.
The War of 1812.
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Finish the quote: "You call yourself a patriot and loyal subject to the Crown?"
"That remains to be seen."
"Even a loyal subject can question his superiors."
"I do not call myself subject to much at all."
"You call yourself a patriot and loyal subject to the Crown?" "I do not call myself subject to much at all."
"I call myself a loyalist, subject to this land."
What were the names of Captain Munro's daughters?
Susan and Cassandra.
Rebecca and Amelia.
Cora and Alice.
Although the director paid attention to details such as language, many of the attitudes were modern. The romances that occur are changed slightly from the book, in which Cora is mulatto.
Matilda and Phoebe.
What was the name of the Native American guide who betrayed Captain Munro and wanted to kill his family?
Red Jacket.
Joseph Brant.
Lone River.
Magua.
"You there, uh, what does Munro call you? The Scotsman has sent you one of his Mohawk allies to guide you." "Magua."
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Magua said he was Mohawk but to which tribe did he truly belong?
Cree.
Seneca.
Blackfoot.
Huron.
Although the Huron spoke the same language as the Iroquois tribes, like the Mohawk, they were their enemies. The alliance between the French and Huron began in 1608.
Why did Uncas get rid of the horses after the initial Huron ambush?
They had no way of feeding them.
He wanted to spend more time with Alice.
They would be too easy to track.
"Too easy to track. They'll be heard for miles. Find yourself a musket."
There were no roads to the fort.
What did they find at the site of the burned out cabin?
John and Alexandra Cameron's bodies.
Although set in the Ohio River Valley, the filming took place in North Carolina. North Carolina still contains some of the virgin forests that would have been seen around Fort William Henry.
Two Ottawa and one Frenchman.
Captain Munro.
Nothing- the attackers had completely looted the cabin.
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When the pursuing French and American Indians outnumbered the ladies, Mohicans, and Heyward on their way to Fort William Henry, why did the pursuers turn back without attacking?
They were shooting from many places and the pursuers thought there were more of them.
They were on burial grounds.
"Why did they turn back?" "Burial ground."
They made strange sounds and frightened them.
The French leaders were tired and wanted to rest.
When they first arrived at Fort William Henry, what was happening?
All the people in the fort had fallen sick.
The military was abandoning it.
It was in the middle of Captain Munro's funeral.
The French were attacking it.
The British built Fort William Henry on the south side of Lake George. It was then known to the French as Lac du Saint Sacrament and the natives as Andi-ta-rocte. The French had forts on the north side of the lake.
How did Hawkeye learn English?
He was captured by British as at5 years of age.
He was sent to school when he was 10.
"My father sent Uncas and I to Reverend Wheelock's school when I was 10, so we would know both worlds."
His British parents weren't killed until he was 8.
He found a book and taught himself.
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Who played Hawkeye?
Daniel Day-Lewis.
To prepare for the role, Daniel Day-Lewis (born April 29, 1957) spent a week in the wilderness with experts, learning to survive and load his gun on the run. He carried his 12-pound gun with him on and off the set to develop a naturalness about it and help him remain in character.
Liam Neeson.
Kevin Costner.
Viggo Mortensen.
Why was Colonel Munro upset about seeing his daughters at the fort?
He wasn't really their father.
He was upset they had traveled in a party of men without an older female escort.
He was on his deathbed.
He had sent a letter telling them not to come.
"I told you to stay away. Why did you disobey me girls?"
Where did Cora help when she arrived at Fort William Henry?
She carried water to the men on the front lines.
She fired the cannons.
She nursed in surgery.
In addition to having modern ideas about romance and women, the film also misportrayed some of the colonists. At the time, the American colonists would have seen the British as helping them and would not have exhibited quite as much insubordination and independence. The Americans began to disrespect their British heritage when the King attempted to make them pay for the war through excessive taxes that he imposed afterward.
She cooked in the mess area.
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Finish the quote "There is a war on. How is it you are headed west?"
"Well, we kind of face to the north and real sudden-like turn left."
"There is a war on. How is it you are headed west?" "Well, we kind of face to the north and real sudden-like turn left."
"There is no war in the West."
"This is not our war."
"We go west in search of food."
Which actor played Magua?
Benjamin Bratt.
Jay Silverheels.
Danny Trejo.
Wes Studi.
Wes Studi (born December 17, 1947) is a Cherokee who also appeared in "Dances With Wolves," "Geronimo," and "The New World." Before becoming an actor, he was an American Indian activist and served 18 months in Vietnam.
According to the movie, how far away was Webb from Fort William Henry?
Four days march.
12 miles.
"Webb's not in Albany. He marched the 60th to Fort Edward two days ago." "...That's only 12 miles away."
A week away across rough terrain.
He was camped just over the hill.
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How did the Mohicans and the girls escape the ambush that occurred after evacuating the British fort?
A riverboat passed, and they were able to board it.
They rode horses.
They jumped on a train.
They used canoes.
The initial budget of $33 million was exceeded by $7 million because of things like building Fort William Henry to the actual dimensions of its floor plan. Still, the movie did well in theaters grossing $75.5 million domestically.
When asked what he saw at John Cameron's cabin how did Major Heyward respond?
He said it was a regular raid by thieves.
"I saw nothing that would lead me to the conclusion it was other than a raid by savages bent on thievery." "You're a liar!"
He agreed with Hawkeye, stating an Indian war party led the raid.
He said he was not present at the time they discovered the cabin.
He said Hawkeye and his companions set the fire.
Once they left the fort, what happened to the British column?
The French ambushed it.
Magua's warriors attacked it.
In real life, after Lt. Col. George Munro surrendered to Louis-Joseph de Montcalm at the end of a 6-day siege, the natives allied to the French invaded the fort and massacred 250 of those there on August 10, 1757 (about 1000 escaped). The attack was much more grisly with fires that burned two days and could be seen from Fort Edward—16 miles away.
It got lost in the wilderness.
It ran into the reinforcements sent by Webb.
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How did Colonel Munro punish Hawkeye for helping the colonists return to their homes?
Munro banished him from the fort.
The Colonel sentenced him to be hung.
"He is guilty of sedition. He must be tried and hanged like any other criminal, regardless of what he did for my children."
Munro had him lashed forty times.
The Colonel placed him in stocks.
What terms did Colonel Munro agree to surrender to the French?
The British soldiers would be placed on a prison barge, but the colonists would be free to return to their homes.
The Colonel would be handed over to Magua, but everyone else would be freed.
Everyone would be set free as long as they returned to England or back to their American homesteads.
There have been nine previous American film adaptations of the book. The National Film Registry listed the 1920 silent film version in 1995 as a film worth preserving. Director Mann based his version off the 1936 adaptation because he did not like the book.
The American colonists would be imprisoned, but the British soldiers would be freed.
How many reinforcements did Webb send to Fort William Henry?
None.
"To Colonel Munro, Sir, I regret to inform you that I have no men available to send to your rescue… I advise you to seek terms for surrender. I remain Jerome Webb at Fort Edward."
200 American militia.
400 British soldiers.
He came himself with an entire battalion.
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What did Magua do to Colonel Munro to kill him?
He slit his throat.
He hung him.
He scalped him.
He ate his heart.
American Indian warfare was different from British warfare. While the British fought in open areas, natives preferred wooded areas with cover. This gave the French an advantage at the beginning of the war.
Why did Hawkeye leave the girls at the waterfall?
He got in an argument with them.
He needed to find medical help for Chingachgook.
He had no way of fighting.
"There's no powder. If we don't go in that, there's no chance. None — do you understand?"
He was a coward.
Where did the escaping group find to hide by the river?
In a tree.
In a cave.
Cooper's daughter stated that the inspiration for the novel came from a trip in the wilderness to Glen's Falls, New York, and a friend's comment that someone should write a romance set in the caves there. Today, the falls are regulated by a dam just before them.
In a Mohawk settlement.
In a canoe.
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What did Magua initially want to do with Heyward?
Burn him at the stake.
Scalp him.
Sell him to the French for money.
"Magua will sell the English officer to the French. And the reward is my gift to you, wise one."
Sell him to the Mohawk as a slave.
Which actress played Cora?
Andie MacDowell.
Madeleine Stowe.
Madeleine Stowe (born August 18, 1958) got her first significant role in the movie "Stakeout" (1987). More recently she has appeared in "Revenge" (1990), "12 Monkeys" (1995), and "We Were Soldiers" (2002).
Sandra Bullock.
Mary McDonnell.
What language did Heyward translate for Hawkeye?
Heron.
French.
"I don't speak Huron. Do you speak French, Major? Translate for me in French every word as I say it."
Mohawk.
Spanish.
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How did Heyward die?
The Huron burned him to death.
The French hung him for sedition.
Magua scalped him.
Hawkeye shot him.
War captives could meet two fates depending on the needs of the tribe. If the tribe had suffered many losses, captives were adopted to take the place of those who had died. Some captives, however, were tied to a stake, scalped, and then burned to death.
Finish the quote: "That reason [to stay] wear a striped skirt and work in the surgery?"
"Some may say a woman is a stupid reason for anything, but I disagree."
"It does. No offense, but it's a better-looking reason than you, Jack."
"That reason [to stay] wear a striped skirt and work in the surgery?" "It does. No offense, but it's a better-looking reason than you, Jack."
"I know what I like, right or wrong, which is better than the terror of uncertainty."
"I think I have a better chance with her in here than with them out there."
How did Alice die?
She slipped and hit her head on a rock as they were crossing a stream.
Magua slit her throat.
The Huron chief sentenced her to be burned to death.
She jumped off a cliff.
Mark Twain was a critic of James Fenimore Cooper's writing saying, "Cooper hadn't any more invention than a horse; and don't mean a high-class horse, either; I mean a clothes- horse." Even director Mann believed the book was "not very good."
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Who was Uncas trying to save when he was killed?
Cora.
Chingachgook.
Alice.
The name Mohican seems to mix two tribes: the Mohegan (Connecticut) and the Mahican (upstate New York). Uncas was a sachem, or chief, of the Mohegan's who formed an alliance with the British. His name meant "fox." However, the Mahican inhabited the area of New York where the story took place.
Hawkeye.
Who killed Magua?
Cora
Alice.
Hawkeye.
Chingachgook.
Russell Means (1939 - 2012) first gained recognition as a prominent leader of the early American Indian Movement (AIM), but internal disagreements split the group after his resignation in the 70s. "The Last of the Mohicans" was his first film appearance. Mann asked him to take the role because of his activism.
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