Directions:  Respond to each question in complete sentences.  Study guide must be word processed and all questions must be completed in order to receive extra credit.

1. Who directed this film?  What other movies has this person directed?
2. What year did this movie appear in theaters?
3. Who are the stars of this film?
4. What is a M.A.S.H. unit?
5. What is the setting of this movie?
6. Though this movie was made about characters in the Korean Conflict, it is said to be a statement about the Vietnam War, which was in full swing at the time this movie was released.  What statement do you think this film makes about Vietnam?  How can you tell?
7. Describe Captain Benjamin Franklin “Hawkeye” Pierce
8. Describe Captain “Trapper” John McIntyre
9. Describe Majors Margaret “Hot Lips” O’Houlihan and Frank Burns
10. Describe Lt. Col. Henry Blake
11. Describe Father “Dago Red” Mulcahy
12. Describe “Radar” O’Reilly
13. Describe Captain Duke Forrest
14. Describe Captain Walt Waldowski (“The Painless Pole”)
15. Do you think the way military doctors and nurses are portrayed in this film is realistic?
16.  This is a comedy, but sometimes the humor is dark.  That is, it deals with painful subjects like death, spirituality, war, and racism.  Do you find the film funny?  Why or why not?