Q 01/05

Who created the critically acclaimed television series *Mad Men*?

A) Matthew Weiner

B) Vince Gilligan

C) David Chase

D) Shonda Rhimes

Answer · why

A) Matthew Weiner

Matthew Weiner created and served as the showrunner for *Mad Men*, a series he initially wrote as a spec script.

Q 02/05

What was the original name of the character known as Don Draper?

A) Richard Phillips

B) Dick Whitman

C) David Sterling

D) Thomas Campbell

Answer · why

B) Dick Whitman

Don Draper took the identity of his commanding officer, Lieutenant Don Draper, after an accident at the front, leaving behind his birth name of Dick W...

Q 03/05

The television series *Mad Men* primarily takes place during which decade?

A) 1960s

B) 1950s

C) 1970s

D) 1980s

Answer · why

A) 1960s

Mad Men opens in 1960 and ends in 1970, so nearly all of its narrative, from the Nixon-Kennedy race to the moon landing, sits inside the 1960s.

Q 04/05

What was the name of the advertising agency where Don Draper first worked at the beginning of *Mad Men*?

A) McCann Erickson

B) Sterling Cooper

C) Grey Advertising

D) Ogilvy & Mather

Answer · why

B) Sterling Cooper

The series opens with Don Draper as the creative director at Sterling Cooper, located on Madison Avenue in Manhattan.

Q 05/05

How many seasons did the television series *Mad Men* run for?

A) 5

B) 7

C) 6

D) 8

Answer · why

B) 7

Mad Men ran for seven seasons, ending with a finale on May 17, 2015; the seventh season was split into two halves aired a year apart.