The Silence Of The Lambs - Test
  • 1. Who directed the film 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) Quentin Tarantino
B) Francis Ford Coppola
C) Jonathan Demme
D) Steven Spielberg
  • 2. Which actor played the role of Hannibal Lecter in 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) Jack Nicholson
B) Al Pacino
C) Anthony Hopkins
D) Robert De Niro
  • 3. What is the name of the serial killer in the film who skins his victims?
A) The Zodiac Killer
B) Buffalo Bill
C) Hannibal the Cannibal
D) Red Dragon
  • 4. What was the name of the author of the novel 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) Gillian Flynn
B) Patricia Cornwell
C) Thomas Harris
D) Stephen King
  • 5. What kind of moth is featured in the symbolism of the film?
A) Monarch Butterfly
B) Death's-head Hawkmoth
C) Luna Moth
D) Atlas Moth
  • 6. In what year was 'The Silence of the Lambs' released?
A) 1994
B) 1999
C) 1991
D) 1988
  • 7. Which character says the famous line: 'A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti'?
A) Buffalo Bill
B) Hannibal Lecter
C) Jack Crawford
D) Clarice Starling
  • 8. What is the name of the senator's daughter who is kidnapped by Buffalo Bill?
A) Rebecca Matthews
B) Catherine Martin
C) Amelia Harper
D) Linda Thompson
  • 9. Which US state is home to the behavioral science unit where Jack Crawford is based?
A) Texas
B) California
C) Virginia
D) New York
  • 10. Which actress played Clarice Starling in the film?
A) Ruth Martin
B) Catherine Martin
C) Kasi Lemmons
D) Jodie Foster
  • 11. Who is the character 'Buffalo Bill' played by?
A) Scott Glenn
B) Ted Levine
C) Anthony Heald
D) Jack Crawford
  • 12. Which award did Jonathan Demme win at the Berlin International Film Festival for 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) Silver Bear for Best Director
B) Best Actor
C) Golden Bear
D) Best Picture
  • 13. How many Academy Awards did 'The Silence of the Lambs' win in the "Big Five" categories?
A) Three
B) Four
C) Six
D) Five
  • 14. What is the name of Hannibal Lecter's former patient whose severed head was found in a storage unit?
A) Frederick Chilton
B) Benjamin Raspail
C) Jack Crawford
D) Jame Gumb
  • 15. What does Clarice Starling deduce 'Louis Friend' is an anagram for?
A) Iron sulfide (fool's gold)
B) Foolish grin
C) Friend Louis
D) Lion's fur
  • 16. What did Hannibal Lecter use to unlock his restraints and escape?
A) A guard's uniform
B) A knife
C) A piece of Chilton’s pen
D) A key
  • 17. What was the name of the tailor from Ohio who was Buffalo Bill's first victim?
A) Catherine Martin
B) Clarice Starling
C) Frederika Bimmel
D) Ruth Martin
  • 18. What did Clarice Starling find at Frederika Bimmel's home that was related to Buffalo Bill?
A) Live moth caterpillars
B) A severed head
C) Unfinished dresses and patterns matching patches of skin removed from the victims
D) Death’s-head moths
  • 19. What did Buffalo Bill use to identify himself as 'Jack Gordon'?
A) Wore a disguise
B) Changed his voice
C) Used fake ID papers
D) Posed as a different person
  • 20. How did Buffalo Bill betray his position while stalking Starling in the dark?
A) Turned on a light
B) Cocked his revolver
C) Spoke loudly
D) Made a noise
  • 21. What did Hannibal Lecter ask Clarice Starling at the end of the film?
A) 'Are you safe?'
B) 'Have the lambs stopped screaming?'
C) 'Will you come to dinner?'
D) 'Where are you now?'
  • 22. What significant recognition did 'The Silence of the Lambs' receive in 2011?
A) Won a Golden Globe
B) Nominated for a BAFTA
C) Selected for preservation in the National Film Registry
D) Received an Emmy Award
  • 23. What was Clarice Starling's father's occupation?
A) FBI agent
B) Police officer
C) Psychiatrist
D) Tailor
  • 24. Where did Hannibal Lecter call from at the end of the film?
A) An unnamed tropical location
B) Baltimore State Hospital
C) Memphis courthouse
D) Calumet City
  • 25. What was Clarice Starling's traumatic childhood incident related to?
A) Being kidnapped by Buffalo Bill
B) Witnessing her father's murder
C) Failing to save spring lambs from slaughter on a Montana farm
D) Living with Hannibal Lecter
  • 26. What did Clarice Starling graduate from at the end of the film?
A) Baltimore State Hospital
B) Harvard Law School
C) Johns Hopkins University
D) The FBI Academy
  • 27. Who was initially set to direct and star as Hannibal Lecter or Jack Crawford?
A) Steven Spielberg
B) Jonathan Demme
C) Michael Mann
D) Gene Hackman
  • 28. Who was Jonathan Demme's first choice for the role of Clarice Starling?
A) Michelle Pfeiffer
B) Laura Dern
C) Jodie Foster
D) Meg Ryan
  • 29. Which actor portrayed Hannibal Lecter in the prequel film Hannibal Rising (2007)?
A) Mads Mikkelsen
B) Anthony Hopkins
C) Hugh Dancy
D) Gaspard Ulliel
  • 30. Who created the mask worn by Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter?
A) Ed Cubberly
B) Stan Winston
C) Rick Baker
D) John Chambers
  • 31. In which AFI '100 Years' list did Hannibal Lecter appear as No. 1?
A) AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes
B) AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills
C) AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies
D) AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains
  • 32. What did Barry Forshaw note about the film's feminist agenda?
A) It was never bluntly formulated verbally.
B) It was central to the plot.
C) It was criticized for being too aggressive.
D) It was strongly presented through dialogue.
  • 33. What was the opening week gross for 'The Silence of the Lambs' at Odeon Leicester Square in London?
A) £400,000
B) £200,000
C) £290,936
D) £500,000
  • 34. Where did the filming of 'The Silence of the Lambs' primarily take place?
A) Chicago, Illinois
B) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
C) Los Angeles, California
D) New York City, New York
  • 35. When did principal photography for 'The Silence of the Lambs' begin?
A) October 10, 1989
B) December 25, 1989
C) November 15, 1989
D) January 1, 1990
  • 36. Which company released a remastered Blu-ray in 2018?
A) MGM Home Entertainment
B) Image Entertainment
C) Criterion Collection
D) Orion Home Video
  • 37. Which record label released the soundtrack album for 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) Universal Music Group
B) Sony Music
C) Warner Bros. Records
D) MCA Records
  • 38. Why did Michelle Pfeiffer turn down the role of Clarice Starling?
A) She had scheduling conflicts.
B) She was not interested in working with Jonathan Demme again.
C) She felt she was too old for the part.
D) She got nervous about the subject matter.
  • 39. What genre does Roger Ebert recognize 'The Silence of the Lambs' as?
A) Horror masterpiece
B) Documentary
C) Romantic comedy
D) Science fiction
  • 40. Who played Jack Crawford in the film?
A) Ted Levine
B) James Whitmore
C) Scott Glenn
D) Anthony Hopkins
  • 41. For how long did the Victorian home used as Buffalo Bill's home sit on the market before selling?
A) Six months
B) Three weeks
C) Two years
D) Nearly a year
  • 42. What grade did audiences give 'The Silence of the Lambs' on CinemaScore?
A) "F"
B) "C"
C) "B+"
D) "A−"
  • 43. Which company originally released The Silence of the Lambs on VHS?
A) Orion Home Video
B) MGM Home Entertainment
C) Image Entertainment
D) Criterion Collection
  • 44. Which song by The Fall is featured during the climactic scene in 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) "New Order"
B) "Joy Division"
C) "Hip Priest"
D) "Siouxsie and the Banshees"
  • 45. Which film critic added 'The Silence of the Lambs' to his list of The Great Movies?
A) Roger Ebert
B) Peter Travers
C) Richard Roeper
D) Gene Siskel
  • 46. Which film did Gene Siskel also give a bad review alongside 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) Schindler's List
B) JFK
C) Unforgiven
D) Dances with Wolves
  • 47. In what year did Far Out Magazine name Hannibal Lecter one of the '10 most accurate movie psychopaths according to the FBI'?
A) 2024
B) 2006
C) 2011
D) 1998
  • 48. Which company released a special edition DVD on March 6, 2001?
A) Orion Home Video
B) Image Entertainment
C) MGM Home Entertainment
D) Criterion Collection
  • 49. How did Anthony Hopkins describe Hannibal Lecter?
A) Sympathetic figure
B) Highly intelligent with impeccable manners
C) Claw-handed bogeymen
D) Heroic protagonist
  • 50. Which song by Q Lazzarus became a cult hit after being featured in 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) "Goodbye Horses"
B) "Crazy Train"
C) "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
D) "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
  • 51. What was the Rotten Tomatoes approval rating for 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) 95%
B) 85%
C) 75%
D) 65%
  • 52. How did Donald Trump describe Hannibal Lecter?
A) A fictional character
B) An insane asylum patient
C) A wonderful man
D) A dangerous criminal
  • 53. Which real-life criminal inspired the design for Buffalo Bill's basement and pit?
A) John Wayne Gacy
B) Jeffrey Dahmer
C) Ted Bundy
D) Gary M. Heidnik
  • 54. What was the worldwide gross for 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) $300 million
B) $273 million
C) $150 million
D) $200 million
  • 55. Who portrays Clarice in the TV series Clarice (2021)?
A) Sigourney Weaver
B) Jodie Foster
C) Rebecca Breeds
D) Laura Linney
  • 56. Who was the music editor for 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) Mick Jagger
B) David Foster
C) Suzana Peric
D) Phil Ramone
  • 57. Which magazine included 'The Silence of the Lambs' in its list of top '10 Most Convincing Movie Psychopath Performances'?
A) WhatCulture
B) Variety
C) Time Magazine
D) Rolling Stone
  • 58. Where was the music for 'The Silence of the Lambs' recorded?
A) Munich
B) London
C) New York City
D) Los Angeles
  • 59. What was the film's rental status in the United States upon its VHS release?
A) Third most rented video
B) Second most rented video
C) The most rented video
D) Fourth most rented video
  • 60. Which scene from 'The Silence of the Lambs' was ranked seventh on Bravo's The 100 Scariest Movie Moments?
A) Clarice Starling's interview with Lecter
B) Buffalo Bill's first appearance
C) Lecter's escape scene
D) The final confrontation between Clarice and Buffalo Bill
  • 61. What was the original asking price for the Victorian home used as Buffalo Bill's house?
A) $250,000
B) $350,000
C) $400,000
D) $300,000
  • 62. In which year did The Silence of the Lambs become the second most rented video?
A) 1993
B) 1992
C) 2001
D) 1991
  • 63. Which orchestra performed Howard Shore's score for 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
B) Munich Symphony Orchestra
C) London Symphony Orchestra
D) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
  • 64. Who criticized The Silence of the Lambs for its portrayal of violence against women?
A) Barry Forshaw
B) Betty Friedan
C) Jonathan Demme
D) Hannibal Lecter
  • 65. What did Hannibal Lecter say about Buffalo Bill's sexuality?
A) His sexuality was ambiguous.
B) He was heterosexual.
C) He was gay.
D) He was 'not really transsexual'.
  • 66. In what year did ABC air a special that named 'The Silence of the Lambs' as the best suspense/thriller?
A) 2011
B) 1998
C) 2006
D) 2024
  • 67. Which character from 'The Silence of the Lambs' was named the sixth-greatest film hero of all time by AFI?
A) Jodie Foster
B) Dr. Frederick Chilton
C) Clarice Starling
D) FBI Agent Ardelia Mapp
  • 68. When was The Silence of the Lambs first released on Blu-ray?
A) 2021
B) 2018
C) 1997
D) 2009
  • 69. What was the final selling price of the Victorian home used as Buffalo Bill's house?
A) $300,000
B) $220,000
C) $250,000
D) $195,000
  • 70. Who was originally approached to play Hannibal Lecter before Anthony Hopkins?
A) Dustin Hoffman
B) Robert De Niro
C) Sean Connery
D) Al Pacino
  • 71. On which weekend did 'The Silence of the Lambs' gross almost $14 million?
A) Christmas
B) Thanksgiving
C) Presidents' Day
D) Halloween
  • 72. Who composed the musical score for 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) John Williams
B) Howard Shore
C) Danny Elfman
D) Hans Zimmer
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