Q 01/05

In Robb White's Deathwatch, Madec holds a rare permit to hunt which desert animal?

A) Bighorn sheep

B) Mule deer

C) Pronghorn antelope

D) Mountain lions

Answer · why

A) Bighorn sheep

Bighorn sheep are the trophy Madec wants, and his permit to shoot one lasts only seven days. He fires at the herd before checking what he is aiming at...

Q 02/05

In Deathwatch, what weapon from the dead man's camp does Ben finally use to bring down Madec?

A) A shotgun

B) A crossbow

C) A slingshot

D) A hunting knife

Answer · why

C) A slingshot

A slingshot with a wrist brace is the one weapon Madec failed to remove from the camp, and Ben practises with it before his ambush.

Q 03/05

In Deathwatch, who does Madec accidentally shoot when he fires at the herd too soon?

A) A sheriff's deputy

B) An old prospector

C) Another hunter

D) A game warden

Answer · why

B) An old prospector

An old prospector is the victim, a stranger even Ben does not recognise. Madec's refusal to report the death turns the hunt into a manhunt.

Q 04/05

In Deathwatch, what does Madec force Ben to do at gunpoint before abandoning him in the desert?

A) Sign a false confession

B) Dig the dead man's grave

C) Drink the last water

D) Strip off his clothes

Answer · why

D) Strip off his clothes

Strip off his clothes is the order Madec gives, leaving Ben to die of exposure while he watches from a distance through a telescopic sight.

Q 05/05

Which wholesome TV star played the villain Madec in the 1974 television film of Deathwatch?

A) Dick Van Dyke

B) Lorne Greene

C) Andy Griffith

D) Fred MacMurray

Answer · why

C) Andy Griffith

Andy Griffith played Madec, a rare villain for the man who spent the 1960s as Mayberry's gentle sheriff.