Sophie's Choice (film) - Quiz
  • 1. Where was the premiere of Sophie's Choice held?
A) Samuel Goldwyn Theater
B) Avco 2
C) Cinema 1
D) The New York Times building
  • 2. On what date did the film have its premiere?
A) December 8, 1982
B) December 12, 1982
C) November 8, 1982
D) December 10, 1982
  • 3. What is the Rotten Tomatoes approval rating for Sophie's Choice?
A) 75%
B) 82%
C) 68%
D) 91%
  • 4. How many reviews were used to calculate the Metacritic score?
A) One hundred
B) Nine
C) Forty-four
D) Ten
  • 5. Who gave the film four out of four stars?
A) Gene Siskel
B) Roger Ebert
C) Pauline Kael
D) Sheila Benson
  • 6. Which publication featured a review by Gene Siskel?
A) The New York Times
B) The Washington Post
C) Variety
D) The Chicago Tribune
  • 7. How many stars did Gene Siskel award the film?
A) Four
B) Three-and-a-half
C) Three
D) Two-and-a-half
  • 8. Who called the film 'an infuriatingly bad movie'?
A) Gary Arnold
B) Janet Maslin
C) Pauline Kael
D) Todd McCarthy
  • 9. Which critic described the film as 'astoundingly tedious'?
A) Michael Blowen
B) Roger Ebert
C) Todd McCarthy
D) Sheila Benson
  • 10. What ranking did Sophie's Choice receive on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)?
A) 82
B) 100
C) 91
D) 10
  • 11. Which magazine voted Meryl Streep's performance the third-greatest of all time?
A) The New Yorker
B) Premiere
C) The New York Times
D) Variety
  • 12. According to the Rotten Tomatoes consensus, what holds the film together?
A) The screenplay
B) Meryl Streep's performance
C) The direction
D) The chemistry between actors
  • 13. Who wrote a review for The Washington Post?
A) Gary Arnold
B) Michael Blowen
C) Janet Maslin
D) Sheila Benson
  • 14. Which critic felt the film was nearly destroyed by Peter MacNicol?
A) Todd McCarthy
B) Gary Arnold
C) Pauline Kael
D) Michael Blowen
  • 15. How long is the runtime mentioned in Michael Blowen's review?
A) 1+1/2 hours
B) 3 hours
C) 2 hours
D) 2+1/2 hours
  • 16. Who did William Styron have in mind for the part of Sophie while writing the novel?
A) Ursula Andress
B) Liv Ullmann
C) Meryl Streep
D) Magdaléna Vášáryová
  • 17. Which Slovak actress was also considered for the role of Sophie?
A) Magdaléna Vášáryová
B) Meryl Streep
C) Liv Ullmann
D) Ursula Andress
  • 18. Who was director Alan J. Pakula's first choice for the role of Sophie?
A) Magdaléna Vášáryová
B) Meryl Streep
C) Ursula Andress
D) Liv Ullmann
  • 19. How did Meryl Streep obtain a copy of the script?
A) She found it in a bookstore
B) She got a bootlegged copy
C) The director gave it to her
D) It was sent to her agent
  • 20. What did Meryl Streep do to convince Pakula to give her the role?
A) She threw herself on the ground and begged
B) She performed a monologue in his office
C) She sent him a personal letter
D) She signed a three-film contract
  • 21. Where were the main scenes of the film shot?
A) New York City
B) Los Angeles, California
C) Zagreb, Yugoslavia
D) London, England
  • 22. Where were the flashback scenes for Sophie shot?
A) Warsaw, Poland
B) Zagreb, Yugoslavia
C) New York City
D) Berlin, Germany
  • 23. How long did Pakula allow the cast to rehearse?
A) Three weeks
B) One month
C) One week
D) Two weeks
  • 24. How did Meryl Streep describe the production process?
A) It was exclusively shot on location
B) It was strictly scripted
C) It included spontaneous things
D) It was stressful and rushed
  • 25. Why did Pakula want Liv Ullmann for the role?
A) For her physical resemblance to the character
B) For her ability to project foreignness
C) For her popularity in the United States
D) For her history of working with Styron
  • 26. Who directed the 1982 film Sophie's Choice?
A) Alan J. Pakula
B) Peter MacNicol
C) William Styron
D) Kevin Kline
  • 27. Which actor made his feature-film debut as Nathan in Sophie's Choice?
A) Josh Mostel
B) Peter MacNicol
C) Stephen D. Newman
D) Kevin Kline
  • 28. What award did Meryl Streep win for her performance in the film?
A) Best Actress
B) Best Supporting Actress
C) Best Original Score
D) Best Adapted Screenplay
  • 29. What is the profession of the character Stingo?
A) Doctor
B) Writer
C) Scientist
D) Professor
  • 30. Where does the story primarily take place in 1947?
A) Los Angeles
B) Virginia
C) Brooklyn
D) Poland
  • 31. What medical condition does Nathan's brother reveal he has?
A) Severe anemia
B) Paranoid schizophrenia
C) Bipolar disorder
D) Clinical depression
  • 32. What company did Nathan claim to do research for?
A) Bayer
B) Pfizer
C) Roche
D) Merck
  • 33. What job did Sophie hold while interned at Auschwitz?
A) Medical assistant
B) Kitchen worker
C) Translator for the Gestapo
D) Rudolf Höss's secretary
  • 34. Which child did Sophie choose to save from the gas chamber?
A) Jan
B) Józef
C) Wanda
D) Eva
  • 35. How did Sophie and Nathan die at the end of the film?
A) Gunshot wounds
B) Car accident
C) Cyanide poisoning
D) Drowning
  • 36. Which poet's book did Stingo find after Sophie's death?
A) Sylvia Plath
B) Walt Whitman
C) Emily Dickinson
D) Robert Frost
  • 37. Where does Stingo move to finish his novel at the end of the story?
A) Southern Virginia
B) A boarding house in Brooklyn
C) Auschwitz
D) New York City
  • 38. What was the total box office gross for the film?
A) $100 million
B) $10 million
C) $55 million
D) $30 million
  • 39. Who was Sophie's wartime lover in Poland?
A) Nathan
B) Stingo
C) Józef
D) Rudolf Höss
  • 40. What secret did Stingo learn about Sophie's father from a college professor?
A) He survived Auschwitz
B) He was a Nazi sympathizer
C) He was a Jewish merchant
D) He was a war hero
  • 41. How many Academy Award nominations did Sophie's Choice receive?
A) Seven
B) Ten
C) Three
D) Five
  • 42. What was the actual nature of the schools Nathan claimed to attend?
A) Psychiatric hospitals
B) Undergraduate universities
C) Military academies
D) Medical schools
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