The Butler Exam Questions with Correct Answers Fully Solved
The film begins with a quote by Martin Luther King. What is that quote? - Answers "Darkness cannot
drive out darkness;
only light can do that."
The film flashes back in time. When and where does the story begin? - Answers In Macon Georgia, 1926
How did Cecil first come to work in the house rather than the field? - Answers When his father is shot
(killed) by a white man.
In what year did Cecil move to Washington D.C. to first work at the Excelsior Hotel? - Answers 1957
What issue is Cecil asked about as he serves drinks to some Washington bigwigs at the Excelsior? -
Answers desegregation of public schools
What is the first thing Cecil learns about working at the White House? (He learned this in his job
interview) - Answers There is not discussion of politics.
How should the room feel when the Butler is in it? (Cecil had learned this fact years earlier) - Answers
The room should feel empty.
What was President Eisenhower forced to do regarding desegregation laws in Little Rock Arkansas in the
fall of 1957? - Answers He is forced to have soldiers protect the black children.
What does Louis get involved in when he goes off to Fisk University? - Answers The "Love School"
How long does the White House staff have to move the old president out and the new one in on
inauguration day? - Answers Two hours
As Louis takes part in the Freedom Ride Movement in the early 60s, what group stops and attacks one of
the vehicles he and his fellow students are traveling in? - Answers KKK (Ku Klux Klan)
How does Cecil find out about the attack on one of the Freedom Busses? - Answers The president's
daughter told Cecil.
According to Kennedy, how many times has Louis been arrested in a two year span? - Answers 16 times
Which president helped passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964? - Answers President Lyndon Johnson
Who helps Louis to appreciate his father in a new way in 1968? - Answers Martin Luther King. Jr.
What was the name of the political party that Louis and Carol were members of in the late 60s? -
Answers Black Panther Party
How did the "politics" of the Black Panther party change by the time Richard Nixon entered the White
House? - Answers They became more violent, and engaged in harassment.
The film begins with a quote by Martin Luther King. What is that quote? - Answers "Darkness cannot
drive out darkness;
only light can do that."
The film flashes back in time. When and where does the story begin? - Answers In Macon Georgia, 1926
How did Cecil first come to work in the house rather than the field? - Answers When his father is shot
(killed) by a white man.
In what year did Cecil move to Washington D.C. to first work at the Excelsior Hotel? - Answers 1957
What issue is Cecil asked about as he serves drinks to some Washington bigwigs at the Excelsior? -
Answers desegregation of public schools
What is the first thing Cecil learns about working at the White House? (He learned this in his job
interview) - Answers There is not discussion of politics.
How should the room feel when the Butler is in it? (Cecil had learned this fact years earlier) - Answers
The room should feel empty.
What was President Eisenhower forced to do regarding desegregation laws in Little Rock Arkansas in the
fall of 1957? - Answers He is forced to have soldiers protect the black children.
What does Louis get involved in when he goes off to Fisk University? - Answers The "Love School"
How long does the White House staff have to move the old president out and the new one in on
inauguration day? - Answers Two hours
As Louis takes part in the Freedom Ride Movement in the early 60s, what group stops and attacks one of
the vehicles he and his fellow students are traveling in? - Answers KKK (Ku Klux Klan)
How does Cecil find out about the attack on one of the Freedom Busses? - Answers The president's
daughter told Cecil.
According to Kennedy, how many times has Louis been arrested in a two year span? - Answers 16 times
Which president helped passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964? - Answers President Lyndon Johnson
Who helps Louis to appreciate his father in a new way in 1968? - Answers Martin Luther King. Jr.
What was the name of the political party that Louis and Carol were members of in the late 60s? -
Answers Black Panther Party
How did the "politics" of the Black Panther party change by the time Richard Nixon entered the White
House? - Answers They became more violent, and engaged in harassment.
