1) What city does the movie take place in?____________________________ 2) In the church scene near the beginning of the film, what does it tell you about the connection between community and business that companies such as Ford, GM and Chrysler are mentioned in the mass? _________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 3) What is Dr. Robert Kearns' occupation? _____________________________ 4) What does Dr. Kearns invent?___________________________________ 5) When he first demonstrates his invention for Ford Motor Company, what do they ask him to do? ______________________________________________ 6) Who needs to approve Kearns invention before it can be manufactured? What does this tell you about the relationship between business and government? _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 7) What electronics company gets involved in the manufacturing? ___________ 8) Which company backs out of the contract to make the product? ___________ 9) What does Kearns notice at a car show 18 months later after this company backs out of the deal? ____________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 10) When Kearns is picked up by the police on a bus (the first scene in the movie - shown again midway through the film), where does he end up after being removed from the bus? ___________________________________________ 11) Who does Kearns decide to sue? ____________________________________ 12) What is the first offer Ford make to Kearns? _________________________ 13) Should Kearns have accepted this order? Why or why not? _______________________________________________________________ 14) According to the lawyer at the dinner how is justice distributed in America? ______________________________________________ 15) When the person Charlie meets Kearns at his house four years later and offers to settle, what does Kearns want Ford to do? __________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Do you feel this is a rational response by Kearns? Why or why not? __________________________________________________________________ 16) What happens to Kearns relationship with his wife and his children as they get closer to trial? ___________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 17) What was the point of Kearns' analogy in court where he asks the witness about Charles Dickens and the book A Tale of Two Cities? _______________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 18) What is a "flash of genius"? ________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 19) What does Kearns say he wanted windshield wipers to do? _______________ 20) What is the new offer to Kearns during the trial? _______________________ 21) What does the jury ultimately decide in the case? _______________________________________________________________ 22) What is your ultimate view of Dr. Kearns after watching the film? Is he a hero? Mentally stable? Did he make the right decisions? Why or why not? How about your views of corporate America? (worth 10 points) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 23) Who was the "winner" in the case? Explain your reasons for this response. (worth 8 points) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________