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The Lives Of Others - Quiz
  • 1. Who directed the film 'The Lives of Others'?
A) Michael Haneke
B) Wim Wenders
C) Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
D) Fatih Akin
  • 2. In what year was 'The Lives of Others' released?
A) 2004
B) 2006
C) 2008
D) 2010
  • 3. Which country is the setting for 'The Lives of Others'?
A) East Germany
B) Poland
C) Czech Republic
D) Russia
  • 4. What was the running time of 'The Lives of Others'?
A) 120 minutes
B) 110 minutes
C) 155 minutes
D) 137 minutes
  • 5. Who is Dreyman's girlfriend in the film?
A) Erik Landes
B) Christa-Maria Sieland
C) Paul Hauser
D) Andrea Kranz
  • 6. Which award did 'The Lives of Others' win at the 79th Academy Awards?
A) Best Picture
B) Best Foreign Language Film
C) Best Actor
D) Best Director
  • 7. Which famous German play is referenced in 'The Lives of Others'?
A) Faust
B) Hamlet
C) Woyzeck
D) The Threepenny Opera
  • 8. Which famous Russian composer features prominently in the film's plot?
A) Dmitri Shostakovich
B) Igor Stravinsky
C) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
D) Sergei Rachmaninoff
  • 9. What is the name of the main character in the film?
A) Georg Dreyman
B) Ulrich Mühe
C) Gerd Wiesler
D) Christa-Maria Sieland
  • 10. In which year does the story of 'The Lives of Others' begin?
A) 2006
B) 1990
C) 1977
D) 1984
  • 11. What is the code name used by Stasi Captain Gerd Wiesler?
A) HHG 77/X
B) XXL/9
C) HGW XX/7
D) GGW XX/5
  • 12. Why is Georg Dreyman being monitored by the Stasi?
A) For his international recognition and pro-communist politics.
B) To prevent him from defecting.
C) Due to suspicions of disloyalty or dissent.
D) Because he was a blacklisted theatrical director.
  • 13. Who is Christa-Maria Sieland in relation to Georg Dreyman?
A) The editor of Der Spiegel.
B) A Stasi officer monitoring Dreyman.
C) Bruno Hempf's secretary.
D) Dreyman's girlfriend and a prominent actress.
  • 14. What is the name of the typewriter smuggled to Georg Dreyman?
A) Schreibmaschine Typo
B) Groma Büromaschinen Kolibri
C) West German Elite Writer
D) East German Standard Typewriter
  • 15. What article does Georg Dreyman publish in Der Spiegel?
A) An analysis of West Germany's political system.
B) An article accusing the state of concealing suicide rates.
C) A piece on East German economic policies.
D) A review of a new play.
  • 16. What happens to Christa-Maria Sieland in the film?
A) She defects with Dreyman.
B) She is run over by a truck after being blackmailed.
C) She is imprisoned by the Stasi.
D) She escapes to West Germany.
  • 17. What happens to Gerd Wiesler's career after his actions?
A) He defects to West Germany.
B) He is promoted to head the surveillance department.
C) He becomes a high-ranking Stasi officer.
D) He is reassigned to steam-opening letters for inspection in Department M.
  • 18. What significant political event occurs during the film?
A) Mikhail Gorbachev is elected leader of the Soviet Union.
B) Dissolution of the Stasi.
C) Reunification of East and West Germany.
D) The fall of the Berlin Wall.
  • 19. What does Georg Dreyman find in his apartment after the fall of the Berlin Wall?
A) A hidden stash of money.
B) Abandoned listening devices.
C) Letters from a secret admirer.
D) Secret documents about the Stasi.
  • 20. Who does Georg Dreyman meet at a performance two years after the fall of the Berlin Wall?
A) Lt. Col. Anton Grubitz
B) Albert Jerska
C) Stasi Captain Gerd Wiesler
D) Minister of Culture Bruno Hempf
  • 21. What does Georg Dreyman discover about his Stasi surveillance?
A) That the Stasi had no interest in him.
B) That he was never monitored by the Stasi.
C) That Stasi officer HGW XX/7 removed the typewriter and concealed his activities.
D) That Albert Jerska conducted the surveillance.
  • 22. Which journalist suggested pitching a British remake of The Lives of Others after NSA revelations?
A) Sarfraz Manzoor
B) Brad Friedman
C) Carrie Rickey
D) Daniel Ellsberg
  • 23. Which critic wrote that 'The Lives of Others' conveys choice, fear, doubt, cowardice, and heroism through minimal action?
A) Josh Rosenblatt
B) A. O. Scott
C) Lisa Schwarzbaum
D) Stephanie Zacharek
  • 24. Which critic described 'The Lives of Others' as a 'triumph of muted grandeur'?
A) Stephanie Zacharek
B) Lisa Schwarzbaum
C) Richard Corliss
D) Josh Rosenblatt
  • 25. Who was the cinematographer for 'The Lives of Others'?
A) Hagen Bogdanski
B) Wolfgang Thaler
C) Vittorio Storaro
D) Michael Ballhaus
  • 26. When is the stage adaptation scheduled to open at the Adelphi Theatre?
A) April 2026
B) 2007
C) 1920
D) 14 October 2026
  • 27. Which piece of music was Lenin's favorite according to Maxim Gorky?
A) Beethoven's Appassionata
B) Chopin's Nocturnes
C) Mozart's Requiem
D) Bach's Brandenburg Concertos
  • 28. What rating did Rotten Tomatoes give 'The Lives of Others'?
A) 92%
B) 85%
C) 80%
D) 89%
  • 29. What is the ISBN of the 'Geschwärzte Ausgabe' published in 2007?
A) ISBN not provided
B) 3-518-45786-1
C) 3-518-45908-2
D) ISBN unknown
  • 30. Where was the screenplay for 'The Lives of Others' written?
A) Hohenschönhausen prison
B) East Berlin
C) West Berlin
D) Heiligenkreuz Abbey
  • 31. Which critic described 'The Lives of Others' as a 'powerful but quiet film, constructed of hidden thoughts and secret desires'?
A) Richard Corliss
B) A. O. Scott
C) Roger Ebert
D) Kenneth Turan
  • 32. What does Georg Dreyman's novel dedicate to Stasi officer HGW XX/7?
A) For his bravery.
B) To my friend.
C) With regret.
D) In gratitude.
  • 33. How many critics contributed to the Metacritic score for 'The Lives of Others'?
A) 163
B) 101
C) 149
D) 39
  • 34. Who composed the original music for the film?
A) Beethoven
B) Bertold Brecht
C) Wolfgang Borchert
D) Gabriel Yared
  • 35. Which magazine ranked 'The Lives of Others' as the number one conservative movie in the last 25 years?
A) National Review Online
B) Time Magazine
C) Daily Variety
D) Entertainment Weekly
  • 36. Which film did Daniel Ellsberg mention alongside The Lives of Others as influencing Edward Snowden?
A) The Conversation
B) Amélie
C) Goodfellas
D) Life is Beautiful
  • 37. Who compared NSA surveillance to a scene from The Lives of Others?
A) Nicolas Sarkozy
B) David Cameron
C) Barack Obama
D) Angela Merkel
  • 38. Which critic wrote that 'The Lives of Others' suspense comes from the sense that individuals are burdened with free will?
A) A. O. Scott
B) Roger Ebert
C) Stephanie Zacharek
D) Kenneth Turan
  • 39. Which critic wrote that 'The Lives of Others' is a scary tale in a fantasy land, comparable to Tolkien's Middle-earth?
A) Christoph Hein
B) John J. Miller
C) Anna Funder
D) Wolf Biermann
  • 40. What is the title of Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's book published in 2006?
A) Versuch es
B) Das Leben der anderen
C) Sonata for a Good Man
D) Appassionata
  • 41. Which critic praised 'The Lives of Others' for balancing dramatic and emotional strands with poise and clarity?
A) Richard Corliss
B) Derek Elley
C) Kenneth Turan
D) Roger Ebert
  • 42. Who stated that the Obama administration might have acquired rights to reenact The Lives of Others?
A) Sydney Pollack
B) Sarfraz Manzoor
C) Brad Thor
D) Anthony Minghella
  • 43. In what year did the Writers Guild of America West and East vote its screenplay 52nd in WGA’s 101 Greatest Screenplays of the 21st Century?
A) 2025
B) 2016
C) 2021
D) 2007
  • 44. What is the title of Georg Dreyman's novel that Gerd Wiesler buys?
A) Sonate vom Guten Menschen
B) The Lives of Others
C) Berlin Stories
D) The Good People
  • 45. Which critic described 'The Lives of Others' as a poignant, unsettling thriller?
A) Richard Corliss
B) Derek Elley
C) Kenneth Turan
D) Roger Ebert
  • 46. Who plays Wiesler in the stage adaptation?
A) Robert Icke
B) Stephen Dillane
C) Keira Knightley
D) Gabriel Yared
  • 47. Which character does Luke Thompson play in the stage adaptation?
A) Wiesler
B) Gröllmann
C) Sieland
D) Dreyman
  • 48. Which Israeli intelligence unit's members protested in 2014?
A) Shin Bet
B) Mossad
C) Unit 8200
D) Aman
  • 49. Which critic mentioned that the film's dramatic tension comes from being 'meticulously plotted'?
A) A. O. Scott
B) John J. Miller
C) Kenneth Turan
D) Roger Ebert
  • 50. Who directed the stage adaptation announced in April 2026?
A) Robert Icke
B) Sonia Friedman
C) Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
D) Gabriel Yared
  • 51. Who stars as Sieland in the stage adaptation?
A) Keira Knightley
B) Luke Thompson
C) Stephen Dillane
D) Ulrich Mühe
  • 52. In which year did 'The Lives of Others' rank number 48 on The New York Times's list of 'The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century'?
A) 2007
B) 2016
C) 2025
D) 2021
  • 53. Which critic wrote that 'The Lives of Others' is built on layers of emotional texture?
A) Lisa Schwarzbaum
B) Josh Rosenblatt
C) A. O. Scott
D) Stephanie Zacharek
  • 54. What film did Donnersmarck cite as an example of making a controversial character into a hero?
A) Schindler's List
B) The Reader
C) Life is Beautiful
D) The Pianist
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