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Are You Ready For Homeland's Final Season?

Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison in Season 8 of hit SHOWTIME series Homeland.

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Or do you need a refresher binge? Take this quiz and find out!

By Nate Millado

For seven seasons, Homeland has kept us on the edge of our seats with labyrinthine twists and turns, globetrotting action, and stellar acting led by Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison and Mandy Patinkin as Saul Berenson.

Test your knowledge of SHOWTIME's hit terrorism drama as it heads into its eighth and final season.

Season 8 of Homeland premieres Sunday, Feb. 9, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME. Catch up on Seasons 1-7 on SHOWTIME ANYTIME.

1. GUESS WHAT?: Carrie suffers from what mental illness?

Claire Danes sitting on a pile of photographs.

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ANSWER: Bipolar Disorder.

2. GUESS WHAT?: Carrie's unauthorized dealings with an imprisoned bomb maker led to a diplomatic incident. Estes (David Harewood) relegated her to the penalty box, which refers to what exactly?

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ANSWER: Desk job at Langley, VA.

3. GUESS WHAT?: Carrie was an Arabic languages student at which Ivy League university when Saul recruited her?

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ANSWER: Princeton University.

4. GUESS WHAT?: Brody (Damian Lewis) takes his family on a trip to what historic Pennsylvania town—where he retrieves an explosive vest?

Morgan Saylor and Jackson Pace of TV series Homeland.

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Morgan Saylor as Dana Brody and Jackson Pace as Chris Brody in Homeland.

ANSWER: Gettysburg.

5. GUESS WHAT?: What master plan do Saul and Carrie concoct in Season 3 to lure Javadi out?

Claire Danes and Mandy Patinkin in a hospital.

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ANSWER: Have Carrie committed to entice enemy agents looking for a vulnerable CIA asset to exploit.

6. GUESS WHAT?: Why does Brody want to assassinate the vice president at the end of Season 1?

Damian Lewis standing outside home flying the American flag.

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ANSWER: VP Walden was behind the drone attack that killed Abu Nazir's son in Syria .

7. FILL IN THE BLANK: During their weekend in the countryside, Brody became suspicious of Carrie when she revealed her knowledge of his favorite tea, _________.

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ANSWER: Yorkshire Gold.

8. FILL IN THE BLANK: VP Walden (Jamey Sheridan) is killed when his __________ is remotely hacked.

Damian Lewis and Jamey Sheridan on the set of Homeland.

Photo Credit: Kent Smith/SHOWTIME.

ANSWER: Pacemaker … yes, really.

9. FILL IN THE BLANK: When Brody was found guilty of treason against Iran, he was sentenced to death by ________.

Damian Lewis being led to his death in Iran on TV show Homeland.

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ANSWER: Public hanging.

10. FILL IN THE BLANK: In a nod to Season 4, when Carrie worked as a CIA station chief in this country, the final season of Homeland will take place in ________.

Claire Danes in a sea of Muslim women in portrait for Homeland.

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ANSWER: Afghanistan.

11. TRUE OR FALSE: Brody ran for (and won) a seat in Congress.

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ANSWER: True.

12. TRUE OR FALSE: An impassioned call from Brody's son, Chris (Jackson Pace), convinced him not to go through with his bomb vest plot.

Jackson Pace and Damian Lewis playing cards.

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ANSWER: False—it was Brody's daughter, Dana.

13. TRUE OR FALSE: Presumed dead, Tom Walker (Chris Chalk) was actually alive—and working for terrorist mastermind Abu Nazir.

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ANSWER: True.

14. BY THE NUMBERS: The number of years Brody was held captive as a POW

Damian Lewis as a POW for TV show Homeland.

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ANSWER: 8

15. BY THE NUMBERS: The number of months Carrie spends in a Russian prison at the end of Season 7

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ANSWER: 7

16. BY THE NUMBERS: The age at which Quinn (Rupert Friend) was recruited to the CIA

Rupert Friend behind a telescope in the woods.

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ANSWER: 16

17. BY THE NUMBERS: The date of the tragic terrorist attack at CIA headquarters

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ANSWER: 12/12/12

18. GUESS WHO?: Socially awkward surveillance expert, Virgil’s brother

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ANSWER: Max Piotrowski

19. GUESS WHO?: First female president of the United States

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ANSWER: Elizabeth Keane

20. GUESS WHO?: Black ops director, Saul's old friend, Quinn's handler

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ANSWER: Dar Adal

21. GUESS WHO?: Carrie and Brody's love child

Claire Danes and child actor from TV show Homeland.

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ANSWER: Frances "Frannie" Mathison

22. GUESS WHO?: Muslim CIA analyst

Nazanin Boniadi as Muslim CIA agent in TV show Homeland.

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ANSWER: Fara Sherazi

23. GUESS WHO?: Season 5 double agent

Miranda Otto as double agent in TV show Homeland.

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ANSWER: Allison Carr

24. WHO SAID IT?: "An American prisoner of war has been turned."

Claire Danes in a head scarf in the Middle East.

Photo Credit: Kent Smith/SHOWTIME.

ANSWER: Hasan to Carrie

25. WHO SAID IT?: "Are you sure you’re not a monster?"

Damian Lewis and Claire Danes embracing.

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ANSWER: Carrie to Brody

26. WHO SAID IT?: "Get the f— out of my White House!"

Elizabeth Marvel and Beau Bridges in the oval office on the set of Homeland.

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ANSWER: Vice President Warner

27. WHO SAID IT?: "I’m the guy who kills bad guys."

Rupert Friend lying on cobblestone street with a gun

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ANSWER: Quinn

28. WHO SAID IT?: "You’re the smartest and the dumbest f—person I’ve ever known."

Claire Danes and Mandy Patinkin on the set of Homeland.

Photo Credit: Stephan Rabold/SHOWTIME.

ANSWER: Saul to Carrie

Originally published in Watch! Magazine, January-February 2020.

Season 8 of Homeland premieres Sunday, Feb. 9, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME. Catch up on Seasons 1-7 on SHOWTIME ANYTIME.

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Are You Ready For Homeland's Final Season?

Or do you need a refresher binge? Take this quiz and find out!

1. GUESS WHAT?: Carrie suffers from what mental illness?

2. GUESS WHAT?: Carrie's unauthorized dealings with an imprisoned bomb maker led to a diplomatic incident. Estes (David Harewood) relegated her to the penalty box, which refers to what exactly?

3. GUESS WHAT?: Carrie was an Arabic languages student at which Ivy League university when Saul recruited her?

4. GUESS WHAT?: Brody (Damian Lewis) takes his family on a trip to what historic Pennsylvania town—where he retrieves an explosive vest?

5. GUESS WHAT?: What master plan do Saul and Carrie concoct in Season 3 to lure Javadi out?

6. GUESS WHAT?: Why does Brody want to assassinate the vice president at the end of Season 1?

7. FILL IN THE BLANK: During their weekend in the countryside, Brody became suspicious of Carrie when she revealed her knowledge of his favorite tea, _________.

8. FILL IN THE BLANK: VP Walden (Jamey Sheridan) is killed when his __________ is remotely hacked.

9. FILL IN THE BLANK: When Brody was found guilty of treason against Iran, he was sentenced to death by ________.

10. FILL IN THE BLANK: In a nod to Season 4, when Carrie worked as a CIA station chief in this country, the final season of Homeland will take place in ________.

11. TRUE OR FALSE: Brody ran for (and won) a seat in Congress.

12. TRUE OR FALSE: An impassioned call from Brody's son, Chris (Jackson Pace), convinced him not to go through with his bomb vest plot.

13. TRUE OR FALSE: Presumed dead, Tom Walker (Chris Chalk) was actually alive—and working for terrorist mastermind Abu Nazir.

14. BY THE NUMBERS: The number of years Brody was held captive as a POW

15. BY THE NUMBERS: The number of months Carrie spends in a Russian prison at the end of Season 7

16. BY THE NUMBERS: The age at which Quinn (Rupert Friend) was recruited to the CIA

17. BY THE NUMBERS: The date of the tragic terrorist attack at CIA headquarters

18. GUESS WHO?: Socially awkward surveillance expert, Virgil’s brother

19. GUESS WHO?: First female president of the United States

20. GUESS WHO?: Black ops director, Saul's old friend, Quinn's handler

21. GUESS WHO?: Carrie and Brody's love child

22. GUESS WHO?: Muslim CIA analyst

23. GUESS WHO?: Season 5 double agent

24. WHO SAID IT?: "An American prisoner of war has been turned."

25. WHO SAID IT?: "Are you sure you’re not a monster?"

26. WHO SAID IT?: "Get the f— out of my White House!"

27. WHO SAID IT?: "I’m the guy who kills bad guys."

28. WHO SAID IT?: "You’re the smartest and the dumbest f—person I’ve ever known."

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