Barry Lyndon - Test
Barry Lyndon
  • 1. Barry Lyndon is a 1975 period drama film directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on the novel 'The Luck of Barry Lyndon' by William Makepeace Thackeray. It tells the story of the rise and fall of an Irish rogue, Barry Lyndon, who seeks to improve his station in life through a series of romantic and financial exploits in 18th century Europe. The film is noted for its stunning cinematography, which employs natural lighting and candle-lit scenes to create a visually striking aesthetic that transports the viewer to the opulent yet tumultuous world of the time. Featuring the performances of Ryan O'Neal in the titular role and Marisa Berenson as Lady Lyndon, the film explores themes of ambition, superficiality, and the social hierarchies of the era. With its slow pace and deliberate storytelling, 'Barry Lyndon' deviates from conventional narrative techniques, making it a unique entry in Kubrick's filmography and a thought-provoking meditation on the cost of pursuing wealth and status.

    Who directed the film 'Barry Lyndon'?
A) Martin Scorsese
B) Stanley Kubrick
C) Alfred Hitchcock
D) Francis Ford Coppola
  • 2. In which year was 'Barry Lyndon' released?
A) 1975
B) 1990
C) 1980
D) 1968
  • 3. Which actor played the title character, Barry Lyndon?
A) Robert Redford
B) Dustin Hoffman
C) Jack Nicholson
D) Ryan O'Neal
  • 4. In 'Barry Lyndon', who does Barry attempt to marry for money?
A) Lady Lyndon
B) Queen Marie
C) Princess Isabella
D) Countess Caroline
  • 5. 'Barry Lyndon' is based on a novel by which author?
A) Mark Twain
B) William Makepeace Thackeray
C) Charles Dickens
D) Jane Austen
  • 6. What is the running time of 'Barry Lyndon'?
A) 185 minutes
B) 120 minutes
C) 210 minutes
D) 150 minutes
  • 7. Which actor narrates the film 'Barry Lyndon'?
A) Michael Hordern
B) Anthony Hopkins
C) Liam Neeson
D) Morgan Freeman
  • 8. What is the title of the musical theme composed by Leonard Rosenman for 'Barry Lyndon'?
A) Sarabande
B) Adagio
C) Andante
D) Allegro
  • 9. Which of the following terms best describes the pacing of 'Barry Lyndon'?
A) Erratic
B) Frenzied
C) Deliberate
D) Chaotic
  • 10. Who plays the character of Redmond Barry's mother in 'Barry Lyndon'?
A) Marie Kean
B) Maggie Smith
C) Anne Bancroft
D) Glenda Jackson
  • 11. What is the relationship between Barry Lyndon and Lord Bullingdon?
A) Business partners
B) Cousins
C) Stepson
D) Brothers
  • 12. In which country does the majority of 'Barry Lyndon' take place?
A) France
B) Ireland
C) England
D) United States
  • 13. What war is depicted in 'Barry Lyndon'?
A) Seven Years' War
B) World War II
C) American Civil War
D) Vietnam War
  • 14. What is the nationality of Barry Lyndon at the beginning of the film?
A) French
B) English
C) Scottish
D) Irish
  • 15. What is the most distinctive feature of 'Barry Lyndon's cinematography?
A) Natural lighting
B) Black and white
C) Special effects
D) Animation
  • 16. 'Barry Lyndon' was nominated for how many Academy Awards?
A) 10
B) 3
C) 5
D) 7
  • 17. Which aspect of 'Barry Lyndon' received particular praise from critics?
A) Cinematography
B) Costume design
C) Soundtrack
D) Editing
  • 18. Which film did Stanley Kubrick work on before starting 'Barry Lyndon'?
A) The Shining
B) Dr. Strangelove
C) Full Metal Jacket
D) A Clockwork Orange
  • 19. How many Oscars did 'Barry Lyndon' win at the 48th Academy Awards?
A) Four
B) Six
C) Eight
D) Two
  • 20. Which of these awards was 'Barry Lyndon' nominated for but did not win?
A) Best Director
B) Best Art Direction
C) Best Cinematography
D) Best Costume Design
  • 21. What was Stanley Kubrick's original project before 'Barry Lyndon'?
A) A sequel to '2001: A Space Odyssey'
B) An adaptation of 'The Great Gatsby'
C) A film about the American Revolution
D) A biopic on Napoleon
  • 22. In which year was the novel 'The Luck of Barry Lyndon' published?
A) 1901
B) 1865
C) 1844
D) 1820
  • 23. What is notable about the cinematography in 'Barry Lyndon'?
A) Filming exclusively at night
B) Scenes shot entirely in candlelight
C) Use of color film
D) Extensive use of CGI
  • 24. What was the initial reason for Barry's duel with John Quin?
A) Due to a family feud
B) Over a gambling debt
C) For a political disagreement
D) To impress his cousin Nora Brady
  • 25. Who informs Barry that the duel with John Quin was staged?
A) The Chevalier de Balibari
B) Captain Grogan
C) Sir Charles Lyndon
D) Frau Lieschen
  • 26. What role does Barry assume after deserting the Army?
A) A gambler in Tübingen
B) Manservant to the Chevalier de Balibari
C) A Prussian soldier
D) An Austrian diplomat
  • 27. How does Barry force payment from debtors after leaving Prussia?
A) By blackmailing them
B) Using bribery
C) Through legal action
D) With sword duels
  • 28. What prompts Sir Charles Lyndon's death in the film?
A) An illness
B) Verbal repartee with Barry
C) A duel with Barry
D) An accident
  • 29. In what year does Barry marry Lady Lyndon?
A) 1768
B) 1780
C) 1795
D) 1773
  • 30. What is the name of Barry and Lady Lyndon's son?
A) William Patrick
B) Bryan Patrick
C) Edward Patrick
D) Charles Patrick
  • 31. What does Lady Lyndon's mother advise Barry to obtain?
A) A title
B) An annuity
C) A duel
D) More wealth
  • 32. Who interrupts the society party thrown by Barry?
A) Graham
B) Lady Lyndon
C) Lord Wendover
D) Lord Bullingdon
  • 33. What does Lady Lyndon seek from clergyman Samuel Runt?
A) Legal assistance
B) Medical treatment
C) Financial advice
D) Religious counseling
  • 34. Who tutors Bullingdon and Bryan before becoming a clergyman?
A) Samuel Runt
B) Barry's mother
C) Lord Wendover
D) Graham
  • 35. What does Barry do after Bullingdon misfires the first shot in their duel?
A) Shoots Bullingdon
B) Runs away
C) Deliberately fires into the ground
D) Throws his gun
  • 36. Which actor played the role of the older Lord Bullingdon in 'Barry Lyndon'?
A) Leon Vitali
B) Steven Berkoff
C) Ryan O'Neal
D) Patrick Magee
  • 37. Which location was used as Frederick II of Prussia's Neues Palais in 'Barry Lyndon'?
A) Hohenzollern Castle
B) Ludwigsburg Palace
C) Potsdam near Berlin
D) Dunrobin Castle
  • 38. Which actress, a former Vogue and Time magazine cover model, starred in 'Barry Lyndon'?
A) Marisa Berenson
B) Vivian Kubrick
C) Godfrey Quigley
D) Leon Vitali
  • 39. Which location was used for the 'exterior shots' in 'Barry Lyndon'?
A) Castle Howard, North Yorkshire
B) Petworth House, West Sussex
C) Little Island, Waterford
D) Wilton House, Wiltshire
  • 40. Which Irish folk group performed music in 'Barry Lyndon'?
A) The Dubliners
B) Planxty
C) Clannad
D) The Chieftains
  • 41. How much money per year does Bullingdon offer Barry to leave?
A) 500 guineas
B) 750 guineas
C) 250 guineas
D) 1000 guineas
  • 42. In the 2012 Sight & Sound Greatest Films of All Time poll, where did Barry Lyndon place in the directors' poll?
A) 19th
B) 12th
C) 59th
D) 27th
  • 43. Which critic gave 'Barry Lyndon' three and a half stars out of four?
A) Vincent Canby
B) Gene Siskel
C) Pauline Kael
D) Roger Ebert
  • 44. What event caused filming to be cancelled on 30 January 1974 in Dublin?
A) Severe weather conditions
B) A workers' strike
C) Bomb threats by the Provisional IRA
D) Technical difficulties
  • 45. What narrative style is used in Thackeray's novel?
A) Second-person
B) First-person
C) Third-person omniscient
D) Objective
  • 46. How does Kubrick's film differ from the novel regarding narrative style?
A) It has no narrator.
B) It uses second-person narration.
C) It maintains a first-person narrative.
D) It uses an objective, third-person perspective.
  • 47. What aesthetic quality is 'Barry Lyndon' widely regarded for?
A) Stately, static, painterly quality.
B) Modern digital effects
C) High-energy musical score
D) Fast-paced action sequences
  • 48. What was the average lighting volume used in candlelit scenes?
A) One hundred candelas
B) Three candela
C) Ten lumens
D) Fifty watts
  • 49. Which location was used for the 'chapel scene' in 'Barry Lyndon'?
A) Petworth House, West Sussex
B) Wilton House, Wiltshire
C) Castle Howard, North Yorkshire
D) Stourhead, Wiltshire
  • 50. Which director named Barry Lyndon as his favorite Kubrick film?
A) Martin Scorsese
B) Akira Kurosawa
C) Roger Ebert
D) Lars von Trier
  • 51. Which location was used for the 'exterior of the Lyndon estate' in 'Barry Lyndon'?
A) Wilton House, Wiltshire
B) Petworth House, West Sussex
C) Stourhead, Wiltshire
D) Castle Howard, North Yorkshire
  • 52. Which theme is prominently explored in 'Barry Lyndon'?
A) Science fiction
B) Fate and destiny
C) Romantic love
D) Political intrigue
  • 53. Which location was used for the 'Berlin main street scene' in 'Barry Lyndon'?
A) Ludwigsburg Palace
B) Neues Palais at Potsdam near Berlin
C) Dunrobin Castle
D) Hohenzollern Castle
  • 54. Which location was used for the 'lake and temple scene' in 'Barry Lyndon'?
A) Stourhead, Wiltshire
B) Petworth House, West Sussex
C) Castle Howard, North Yorkshire
D) Corsham Court, Wiltshire
  • 55. What tone does Thackeray's novel have?
A) Comic
B) Tragic
C) Serious
D) Romantic
  • 56. Who convinced Kubrick to relocate the shoot from Borehamwood to Ireland?
A) Jan Harlan
B) Roy Walker
C) Ken Adam
D) Alcott
  • 57. What type of music accompanies scenes with Redcoats marching in 'Barry Lyndon'?
A) Rule, Britannia!
B) Hearts of Oak
C) God Save the Queen
D) 'The British Grenadiers'
  • 58. What was Barry Lyndon's ranking in BBC's 2015 list of the 100 greatest American films?
A) 19th
B) 12th
C) 59th
D) 27th
  • 59. Which film did Philip Stone appear in after 'Barry Lyndon'?
A) Eyes Wide Shut
B) A Clockwork Orange
C) The Shining
D) 2001: A Space Odyssey
  • 60. Which castle was used for exterior shots in 'Barry Lyndon'?
A) Blenheim Palace
B) Waterford Castle
C) Petworth House
D) Wilton House
  • 61. Which Japanese filmmaker cited Barry Lyndon as one of his 100 favorite films?
A) Martin Scorsese
B) Akira Kurosawa
C) Roger Ebert
D) Lars von Trier
  • 62. Which critic ranked 'Barry Lyndon' fifth on his year-end list of the best films of 1975?
A) Vincent Canby
B) Roger Ebert
C) Gene Siskel
D) Charles Champlin
  • 63. Which location was used for the 'English Redcoat encampment' in 'Barry Lyndon'?
A) Wilton House, Wiltshire
B) Petworth House, West Sussex
C) Kells Priory, County Kilkenny
D) Castle Howard, North Yorkshire
  • 64. What injury does Barry sustain during the duel?
A) An arm injury
B) No injury
C) A head wound
D) A leg amputation below the knee
  • 65. Which castle in Scotland was used for exterior and garden scenes?
A) Ludwigsburg Palace
B) Neues Palais
C) Dunrobin Castle
D) Hohenzollern Castle
  • 66. What profession does Barry resume after leaving the Lyndon estate?
A) Gambling
B) Becoming a clergyman
C) Working as a steward
D) Serving in the military
  • 67. In what year was Barry Lyndon released on Blu-ray by Warner Bros.?
A) 2017
B) 2011
C) 1999
D) 2025
  • 68. Which location in West Germany was used for 'Barry Lyndon'?
A) Ludwigsburg Palace
B) Dunrobin Castle
C) Castle Howard
D) Blenheim Palace
  • 69. What was Pauline Kael's opinion on 'Barry Lyndon'?
A) An utterly comfortable story about upper-class life
B) One of the most beautiful films ever made
C) A masterpiece but a dead-end masterpiece
D) It's a coffee-table movie, like a three-hour slide show for art-history majors
  • 70. Which house was destroyed in an accidental fire after filming for 'Barry Lyndon'?
A) Dunrobin Castle
B) Blenheim Palace
C) Powerscourt House
D) Castle Howard
  • 71. What type of artificial lights were used outside the windows for interior scenes?
A) Softboxes
B) Mini-Brutes
C) Fluorescent tubes
D) LED panels
  • 72. In the 2022 Sight & Sound Greatest Films of All Time poll, where did Barry Lyndon place in the critics' poll?
A) 59th
B) 27th
C) 19th
D) 45th
  • 73. Which Kubrick film featured Leonard Rossiter before 'Barry Lyndon'?
A) The Shining
B) A Clockwork Orange
C) Eyes Wide Shut
D) 2001: A Space Odyssey
  • 74. In which year did The Village Voice rank Barry Lyndon at number 46 in its Top 250 'Best Films of the Century' list?
A) 2022
B) 2012
C) 2000
D) 1999
  • 75. What was Kubrick's opinion on adapting Barry Lyndon as a comedy?
A) He did not think it should be done as a comedy.
B) He thought it could only be adapted as a tragedy.
C) He felt comedy was the most suitable genre.
D) He believed it would work best as a comedy.
  • 76. How does Barry Lyndon describe himself in the novel?
A) As a truthful observer.
B) As an unreliable narrator.
C) As an omniscient being.
D) As a reliable historian.
  • 77. Which location was used for the 'music room scene' in 'Barry Lyndon'?
A) Wilton House, Wiltshire
B) Petworth House, West Sussex
C) Castle Howard, North Yorkshire
D) Corsham Court, Wiltshire
  • 78. How long did the principal photography of 'Barry Lyndon' last?
A) 300 days
B) 150 days
C) 400 days
D) 200 days
  • 79. Who was the cinematographer for 'Barry Lyndon' who appeared in a non-speaking role?
A) Leon Vitali
B) Godfrey Quigley
C) John Alcott
D) Philip Stone
  • 80. Which location was used for the 'chevalier's home' in 'Barry Lyndon'?
A) Wilton House, Wiltshire
B) Castle Howard, North Yorkshire
C) Dublin Castle, County Dublin
D) Petworth House, West Sussex
  • 81. Which location was used for the 'interior and exterior scenes' in 'Barry Lyndon'?
A) Wilton House, Wiltshire
B) Stourhead, Wiltshire
C) Castle Howard, North Yorkshire
D) Petworth House, West Sussex
  • 82. Which company released Barry Lyndon on Ultra HD Blu-ray in July 2025?
A) The Village Voice
B) Criterion
C) Warner Home Video
D) Time Magazine
  • 83. Which classical composer's work is most associated with the film 'Barry Lyndon'?
A) Vivaldi
B) Handel
C) Mozart
D) Schubert
  • 84. What is Barry Lyndon's approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes?
A) 59%
B) 45%
C) 77%
D) 89%
  • 85. Which company extensively modified lenses for 'Barry Lyndon'?
A) Arri
B) Sony
C) Cinema Products Corporation
D) Panavision
  • 86. What was Vincent Canby's opinion on 'Barry Lyndon'?
A) A masterpiece but a dead-end masterpiece
B) Controlled so meticulously that it's drained the blood out of it
C) Another fascinating challenge from one of our most remarkable, independent-minded directors
D) Almost aggressive in its cool detachment
  • 87. What is one significant change Kubrick made to the plot?
A) He removed all duels.
B) He omitted Barry's backstory.
C) He added a final duel.
D) He changed the setting to modern times.
  • 88. Which location was used for the 'Spa garden scene' in 'Barry Lyndon'?
A) Castle Howard, North Yorkshire
B) Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland
C) Petworth House, West Sussex
D) Wilton House, Wiltshire
  • 89. Which critic compared watching 'Barry Lyndon' to going through the Prado without lunch?
A) Roger Ebert
B) Steven Spielberg
C) Gene Siskel
D) Vincent Canby
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