Movie Test

For
Facing The
Giants
 Tammy Lewis & Shannon Temple

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 Movie Notes
Facing The Giants
Who’s Who? In the box below, list the main characters
and the main things that they are known for doing in the
movie.

Take notes on Coach Taylor’s actions in the box below.

 Movie Notes

One of my favorite quotes from the movie:

What happens in the end of the movie:

The theme of this movie:

Other notes:
 Facing The Giants Movie Test
Name: _____________________________ Date: ______________

1. What is Coach Grant Taylor’s wife’s name?

a. Taylor
b. Mary
c. Brooke
d. Carol
2. What does Mr. Bridges do for the students at Shiloh as he passes
their lockers?
a. places notes inside each locker
b. prays for the student to whom it belongs
c. tapes candy to each locker door
d. polishes each locker door
3. What problem do Coach Taylor and his wife experience with their
family?
a. Mrs. Taylor’s mom is near death.
b. For four years, the couple has been unable to have a child.
c. The couple has been told that one of them has to undergo
surgery.
d. Grant’s father has to move into a nursing home.
4. In the beginning of the movie, what news lets the football team
and coaches down?
a. Funding has been cut due to their losing record and they
may not be able to play any more games.
b. The coach may be fired.
c. A star player transferred to another school.
d. The team is not eligible for the playoffs.
5. What is the mascot for the Shiloh team?
a. Giants c. Tigers
b. Eagles d. Bears
6. David, the new kicker, played what sport before football?
a. baseball
b. kickball
c. soccer
d. basketball
7. After a game, Coach Taylor’s wife hides in the car while he looks
for help. What caused her to hide?
a. She sees a lady she has been trying to avoid.
b. She is mad with Grant and does not want to be around
anyone.
c. She has a tear in her jeans.
d. The family car will not start.
8. What was David’s dad doing when he fell?
a. He was trying to avoid a mouse in his wheelchair.
b. He was trying to stand to get a box from the cabinet.
c. He was trying to stand to paint a spot David missed.
d. He was trying to cook dinner.
9. What is the meeting about that Coach Taylor overhears?
a. the athletic department’s budget
b. the Georgia High School League’s playoff concerns
c. parents are worried about Coach Taylor’s coaching abilities
and want him replaced
d. the parents are planning a fundraiser for purchasing Coach
Taylor a gift
10. Why does an assistant coach “sniff” Brock at practice?
a. He was told he forgot to use deodorant.
b. He feels that Brock’s attitude stinks.
c. He is trying to find out which player has on cologne.
d. He thinks that Brock needs to stop using his current shower
gel.
11. Which of the following is the most likely reason Coach Taylor is
able to get Brock to go 100 yards in the death crawl?
a. The boy he had him place on his back weighed less than 200
pounds.
b. He tricked him into thinking he could do it.
c. He blindfolded him so he would not see where he was and
keep going as long as he could.
d. He had the assistant coach offer him a bribe.
12. For what does Matt go to his dad’s office to apologize?
a. for taking the car without permission
b. for staying out too late
c. for not respecting his authority
d. for not making an A in math class
13. In the first game David played, what caused him to question his
being on the team at all?
a. He missed the field goal.
b. He never was allowed to play.
c. He cannot kick the ball without falling.
d. He never is allowed to practice with the starting kicker.
14. What is cause the horrible smell in the Taylor house?
a. rotten vegetables
b. a busted pipe
c. a dead mouse
d. a garbage pail
15. Other than a raise, what does Coach Taylor receive when the
team begins to win?
a. a new truck
b. a new house
c. a new watch
d. a new wardrobe
16. What was the reason behind this gift?
a. to congratulate him for the team winning five games in a
row
b. to thank him for coaching opportunities
c. To congratulate him for making the playoffs and placing God
first
d. To thank him for making a difference in the team member’s
lives
17. Who can the viewer infer is behind the purchase of this gift?
a. Coach Taylor’s wife
b. Coach Taylor’s assistant coaches
c. Coach Taylor’s former football coach
d. Coach Taylor’s player Matt and his dad
18. What gift does the assistant coach joke that he should receive?
a. a scooter
b. a moped
c. a tricycle
d. a bicycle
19. Where does Coach Taylor’s wife work?
a. a flower shop
b. a doctor’s office
c. a preschool
d. a department store
20. How does Shiloh play for the state championship after losing in
round one of the playoffs?
a. The Georgia Inter-Scholastic Athletic League added an extra
two teams and they were selected.
b. The team that beat Shiloh did not have the funds to make it
to the state championship game.
c. The team that beat Shiloh had too many injured players.
d. The league determined that the team defeating Shiloh had
two ineligible players.
21. Who comes to see Coach Taylor in the locker room just before
the state championship game?
a. Matt’s father
b. his former coach
c. his wife
d. his doctor
22. Who does Shiloh face in the state championship game?
a. Tucker Tigers
b. Princeton Heights Panthers
c. Richland Giants
d. Dewey County
23. What does the coach of the team Shiloh faces in the
championship game always have in his mouth?
a. a cigar
b. a sucker
c. a straw
d. a pencil
24. What happened to the starting kicker, Joshua, in the state game?
a. He dislocated his shoulder.
b. He broke his collarbone.
c. He tore his Achilles tendon.
d. He broke his leg.
25. What phrase did Grant use to motivate the defensive line in the
final minutes of the state championship game?
a. “Make them pay!”
b. “Do it for Taylor!”
c. “No one breaks us!”
d. “Stonewall!”
26. What is the winning play for Shiloh in the state championship
game?
a. A pick-off play in the end zone
b. A 51-yard field goal
c. An offside kick
d. An intercepted pass
27. What moving gesture does David’s dad make at the end of the
championship game?
a. He stands in the end zone and points to the heavens.
b. He stands in the end zone and holds up his arms to
represent the goalpost.
c. He stands in the end zone and holds his hand over his heart.
d. He stands in the end zone and places both hands on his
head.
28. Who rises up to be an influential team leader for Shiloh?
a. David c. Jeremy
b. Brock d. Zack
29. What exciting news does Coach Taylor receive after winning the
state championship?
a. He is going to be a father.
b. He is being interviewed for head coaching job at a college.
c. He is receiving yet another raise.
d. He is being given another assistant coach.
30. At the end of the movie, the viewer learns that ________.
a. Coach Taylor and his wife had a boy and are expecting a
second child.
b. Coach Taylor has been named Georgia Coach of the Year.
c. Coach Taylor and his family has moved to another town so
that he is able to coach at a larger high school.
d. Coach Taylor has been replaced by Mark Richt.
 Answer Key Facing The Giants

1. c
2. b
3. b
4. c
5. b
6. c
7. d
8. c
9. c
10. b
11. c
12. c
13. a
14. c
15. a
16. d
17. d
18. b
19. a
20. d
21. b
22. c
23. b
24. b
25. d
26. b
27. b
28. b
29. a
30. a
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