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