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