Much Ado About Nothing (1993 film) - Exam
Much Ado About Nothing film
  • 1. Who directed and starred in the 1993 film 'Much Ado About Nothing'?
A) Keanu Reeves
B) Emma Thompson
C) Kenneth Branagh
D) Denzel Washington
  • 2. Which actress made her film debut in 'Much Ado About Nothing'?
A) Phyllida Law
B) Kate Beckinsale
C) Gerard Horan
D) Imelda Staunton
  • 3. What role does Robert Sean Leonard play in the film?
A) Count Claudio
B) Don Pedro
C) Borachio
D) Dogberry
  • 4. Who played the character of Don John, Don Pedro's half-brother?
A) Keanu Reeves
B) Ben Elton
C) Richard Briers
D) Michael Keaton
  • 5. Which festival did 'Much Ado About Nothing' enter in 1993?
A) Berlin International Film Festival
B) Venice Film Festival
C) Toronto International Film Festival
D) Cannes Film Festival
  • 6. What was the budget range for 'Much Ado About Nothing'?
A) $5 million to $8 million
B) $20 million to $25 million
C) $30 million to $35 million
D) $10 million to $15 million
  • 7. Where was the principal photography for 'Much Ado About Nothing' conducted?
A) Cinecittà Studios, Italy
B) Warner Bros. Studios, USA
C) Villa Vignamaggio in Greve in Chianti, Italy
D) Pinewood Studios, UK
  • 8. Which character did Michael Keaton play?
A) Balthazar
B) Don John
C) Conrade
D) Dogberry
  • 9. What was the Rotten Tomatoes rating for 'Much Ado About Nothing'?
A) 90%
B) 80%
C) 70%
D) 60%
  • 10. Who composed the film's score and made a cameo appearance?
A) Hans Zimmer
B) John Williams
C) Howard Shore
D) Patrick Doyle
  • 11. How much did 'Much Ado About Nothing' gross at the US and Canadian box office?
A) $30 million
B) $22.5 million
C) $15 million
D) $10 million
  • 12. Which character did Emma Thompson play in 'Much Ado About Nothing'?
A) Hero
B) Margaret
C) Beatrice
D) Ursula
  • 13. What was the worldwide gross of 'Much Ado About Nothing'?
A) $30 million
B) $50 million
C) $60 million
D) $43 million
  • 14. Which critic gave 'Much Ado About Nothing' a glowing four-star review?
A) James Berardinelli
B) Roger Ebert
C) Desson Thomson
D) Vincent Canby
  • 15. What did the American Film Institute nominate 'Much Ado About Nothing' for?
A) AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores
B) Best Director
C) Best Picture
D) Best Adapted Screenplay
  • 16. Which character did Denzel Washington portray in the film?
A) Borachio
B) Don Pedro
C) Claudio
D) Dogberry
  • 17. When was 'Much Ado About Nothing' released in the US?
A) 15 July 1993
B) 1 January 1993
C) 25 December 1993
D) 7 May 1993
  • 18. Who overhears Borachio bragging about his scheme?
A) Don Pedro
B) Claudio
C) Benedick
D) The watchmen
  • 19. What does Claudio do at the wedding?
A) Publicly disgraces Hero
B) Leaves the wedding
C) Challenges Benedick
D) Marries Hero
  • 20. What plan does the Friar suggest for Hero?
A) Marry Claudio
B) Reveal Don John's plot
C) Leave Messina
D) Publish the tale that she died
  • 21. What does Leonato demand of Claudio before forgiving him?
A) Leave Messina
B) Publicly declare his wrongdoing
C) Marry Hero's cousin
D) Challenge Benedick
  • 22. Who is revealed to be Hero at the wedding?
A) Hero herself
B) Beatrice
C) Margaret
D) Ursula
  • 23. What is the relationship between Beatrice and Hero in the film?
A) Cousin and chamber-mate
B) Friends
C) Mother and daughter
D) Sisters
  • 24. Which character is described as having a good heart during the wedding scene?
A) Claudio
B) Don Pedro
C) Benedick
D) Don John
  • 25. Which character is tricked by Borachio and mistaken for Hero?
A) Margaret
B) Hero
C) Ursula
D) Beatrice
  • 26. Who confesses to sabotaging Claudio and Hero's wedding?
A) Borachio
B) Conrade
C) Dogberry
D) Don Pedro
  • 27. Which character is the musician in Don Pedro's court?
A) Dogberry
B) Balthazar
C) Verges
D) Friar Francis
  • 28. Who is Hero's father in the film?
A) Benedick
B) Antonio
C) Leonato
D) Don Pedro
  • 29. Who plays the role of Friar Francis in the film?
A) Michael Keaton
B) Jimmy Yuill
C) Gerard Horan
D) Richard Briers
  • 30. Which character is the brother of Leonato?
A) Don John
B) Benedick
C) Antonio
D) Claudio
  • 31. Who does Leonato eventually agree to marry at his request?
A) Hero's cousin
B) Margaret
C) Ursula
D) Beatrice
  • 32. Who is the headborough working with Dogberry?
A) Conrade
B) Friar Francis
C) Borachio
D) Verges
  • 33. Which Shakespearean play did Kenneth Branagh adapt for the 1993 film 'Much Ado About Nothing'?
A) Much Ado About Nothing
B) Hamlet
C) Macbeth
D) Othello
  • 34. Who financed and distributed the film 'Much Ado About Nothing'?
A) Paramount Pictures
B) Walt Disney Pictures
C) Warner Bros. Pictures
D) The Samuel Goldwyn Company
  • 35. Which company secured television broadcast rights for 'Much Ado About Nothing'?
A) American Playhouse Theatrical Films
B) Columbia TriStar Home Video
C) Warner Bros. Pictures
D) Paramount Pictures
  • 36. How much did American Playhouse pay for television broadcast rights?
A) $1 million
B) $1.65 million
C) $2 million
D) $550,000
  • 37. Which famous painting is believed to have been painted at the Villa Vignamaggio?
A) The Starry Night
B) The Scream
C) Girl with a Pearl Earring
D) The Mona Lisa
  • 38. Where did the Los Angeles premiere of 'Much Ado About Nothing' take place?
A) Hollywood Bowl
B) Paramount Theatre
C) Warner Bros. Studios
D) Mann National Theater
  • 39. How much money was raised for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art film department during the Los Angeles premiere?
A) $40,000–$50,000
B) $10,000–$20,000
C) $100,000–$150,000
D) $200,000–$250,000
  • 40. How many screens did 'Much Ado About Nothing' expand to by the Fourth of July weekend?
A) 100 screens
B) 200 screens
C) 50 screens
D) 400 screens
  • 41. How much did Goldwyn invest in an Academy Awards 'for your consideration' campaign?
A) $1 million
B) $200,000
C) $100,000
D) $500,000
  • 42. Did 'Much Ado About Nothing' receive any Academy Award nominations?
A) Yes, it received three nominations.
B) No, it did not receive any nominations.
C) Yes, it received one nomination.
D) Yes, it received two nominations.
  • 43. Commercially, how did 'Much Ado About Nothing' perform as a Shakespeare adaptation?
A) Remarkably well.
B) Poorly.
C) Moderately.
D) It broke even.
  • 44. Which critic gave 'Much Ado About Nothing' three out of four stars?
A) Desson Thomson
B) James Berardinelli
C) Vincent Canby
D) Roger Ebert
  • 45. Which critic wrote that 'Kenneth Branagh has blown away the forbidding academic dust'?
A) Vincent Canby
B) Roger Ebert
C) James Berardinelli
D) Desson Thomson
  • 46. What was the opening weekend gross for 'Much Ado About Nothing' in the United States?
A) $108,617
B) $150,000
C) $50,000
D) $200,000
  • 47. On Rotten Tomatoes' list of Greatest Shakespeare Movies, what rank did 'Much Ado About Nothing' achieve?
A) #11
B) #1
C) #20
D) #5
  • 48. What was the opening weekend gross for 'Much Ado About Nothing' in the United Kingdom?
A) £600,000
B) £450,520
C) £500,000
D) £300,000
  • 49. Which critic called 'Much Ado About Nothing' 'overripe'?
A) Roger Ebert
B) Desson Thomson
C) Vincent Canby
D) Peter Travers
  • 50. Which label released the soundtrack for 'Much Ado About Nothing'?
A) Atlantic Records
B) Epic Soundtrax
C) Sony Music
D) Warner Bros. Records
  • 51. How many compositions are featured in the 'Much Ado About Nothing' soundtrack?
A) 15 compositions
B) 20 compositions
C) 24 compositions
D) 30 compositions
  • 52. In which year was 'Much Ado About Nothing' nominated for AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores?
A) 1995
B) 2000
C) 2005
D) 2010
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