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the question about sullivan calling costigan is incorrect. sullivan calls and costigan doesn't call back, not the other way around.
hethret 11/9/12 12:18 am

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1. This comment from Frank Costello opens the film:
I hate this "crime doesn't pay" stuff. Crime in the United States is perhaps one of the biggest businesses in the world today.
I don't want to be a product of my environment; I want my environment to be a product of me
The most difficult crime to track is the one which is purposeless.
Men who have greatness within them don't go in for politics.
 
2. Young Colin Sullivan first meets Frank Costello in what type of establishment?
Dinerette
Laundromat
Bowling alley
Police station
 
3. The film shows both Billy Costigan and Colin Sullivan going through the police academy. Which is shown graduating?
Both Costigan and Sullivan
Costigan only
Sullivan only
Neither
 
4. Sullivan is assigned to this division of the State Police, headed by Captain Ellerby (Alec Baldwin):
Special Investigation Unit
Organized Crime Infiltration Squad
Anti-Crime Task Force
Elite Operations Division
 
5. To enhanced Billy Costigan's credibility as a thug, Queenan (Martin Sheen) and Dignam (Mark Wahlberg) arrange him to serve a short stint in prison for what crime?
Criminal mischief
Assault
Grand theft auto
Robbery and kidnapping
 
6. After his stint in prison, Billy worms his way into the criminal underground through his connection to this relative:
His uncle Willy
His father Jimmy
His brother Brandon
His cousin Sean
 
7. Billy breaks his hand when he:
Tries to prevent a shakedown
Steals a car
Beats a police informant
Breaks into a police station
 
8. Costello completes his recruitment of Costigan as he vigorously questions whether or not Billy is a cop while beating his arm with a:
Crowbar
Pool cue
Liquor bottle
Boot
 
9. Costello gives Costigan a cell phone and instructs Billy that when he needs to call in, he should ask for ________ and wait for a call back:
Fitzy
Mikey
Sully
Lefty
 
10. Special Investigations Unit is particularly concerned with Frank Costello trafficking what type of items?
Diamonds
Copper wiring
Microprocessors
Missile motherboards
 
11. Costello wants to sell said items to men from this country:
Albania
Afghanistan
Argentina
China
 
12. SIU's attempt to bust Costello selling the microprocessors is unsuccessful. What factor contributes to the failure?
The fact that SIU was given the wrong location where the sale would take place
The placement of cameras at the site
Costello himself doesn't show up
Electronic interference devices had been installed at the site, making surveillance impossible
 
13. Queenan and Dignam confront Costello at a waterfront. During the conversation, this fact is revealed:
Costello knows Costigan's identity
The microprocessors sold to the Chinese were phony
All warrants for Costello have been canceled
Dignam is on Costello's payroll
 
14. Everyone in the film is shocked to learn that Costello himself is an informant for the:
FBI
Massachusetts State Police
US Department of Justice
Department of Homeland Security
 
15. First introduced at a meeting of Costello's men, a certain white envelope eventually has severe repercussions during the climax of the film. What word is hand-written on the front of the envelope?
Patriot
Sullivan
Citizens
Dragon
 
16. What did said envelope contain?
Names of state officials on Costello's payroll
Police radio frequencies
Bribe money for members of the SUI
Names, dates of birth and account numbers for Costello's crew
 
17. Costigan chases Sullivan through the streets of Chinatown. The pursuit begins as Billy sees Colin meet Costello in a:
Coffee shop
Pool hall
Abandoned apartment building
Sleazy movie theater
 
18. How is Queenan killed?
Stabbed
Shot in the head
Thrown off a building
Run over by a police squad car
 
19. "You called this number on a dead guy's phone." After Queenan's death, a tense series of phone calls is exchanged between Colin and Billy. Which of the following is true of the exchange?
Sullivan calls Costigan first, then Costigan calls Sullivan back
Costigan calls Sullivan first, then Sullivan returns the call
Sullivan calls Costigan, but Costigan doesn't return the call
Costigan calls Sullivan, but Sullivan doesn't return the call
 
20. Who kills Frank Costello?
Costigan
Sullivan
Mr. French
Dignam
 
21. What phrase unlocks the Costigan's police file?
I want my identity back
Justice for all
Overcome my past
William Costigan, Jr.
 
22. Billy realizes that Sullivan is the mole inside the police department. When Colin realizes that Billy knows, he:
Deletes Costigan's file
Orders an APB for Costigan
Orders a hit on Costigan
Confronts Costigan personally
 
23. The final conflict between Billy and Colin takes place at:
Costello's hangout
Costigan's apartment
The address where Queenan was killed
The Boston waterfront
 
24. In the final scene of the movie, Dignam kills Sullivan as Colin enters his apartment holding a:
Gun
Set of files
Baby
Bag of groceries
 
25. The Departed is a remake of Infernal Affairs, a film from:
Germany
Japan
Switzerland
Hong Kong
 




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