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  • 1. In what year is The Woman King set?
A) 1904
B) 1889
C) 1600
D) 1823
  • 2. The Kingdom of Dahomey is located in which modern-day country?
A) Nigeria
B) Ghana
C) Benin
D) Brazil
  • 3. When did the Kingdom of Dahomey exist?
A) 1748–1858
B) 1500–1823
C) 1600–1904
D) 1650–1979
  • 4. Which king ruled Dahomey during the period depicted in the film?
A) King Malik
B) King Oyo
C) King Francisco
D) King Ghezo
  • 5. Who played the character of King Ghezo in the movie?
A) Jordan Bolger
B) Thuso Mbedu
C) Viola Davis
D) John Boyega
  • 6. Which character in the film is fictional?
A) Nanisca
B) Francisco Félix de Sousa
C) King Ghezo
D) The king of Dahomey
  • 7. The Agojie warriors were initially recruited from among whom?
A) Volunteers from neighboring states
B) The king's daughters
C) The king's wives
D) Prisoners of war
  • 8. Under King Ghezo, the Agojie force grew to approximately how many warriors?
A) 1,000
B) 6,000
C) 10,000
D) 600
  • 9. The Agojie comprised what fraction of the Dahomean military under Ghezo?
A) Two thirds
B) One third
C) One half
D) One quarter
  • 10. Dahomey had been paying tribute to which empire since 1748?
A) Brazilian Empire
B) French Empire
C) Oyo Empire
D) Benin Empire
  • 11. Who played the character of the Agojie general Nanisca?
A) Viola Davis
B) Thuso Mbedu
C) John Boyega
D) Hero Fiennes Tiffin
  • 12. The character Nawi was named after whom?
A) A French naval officer
B) The last surviving Agojie warrior with combat experience
C) A Brazilian slave trader
D) King Ghezo's wife
  • 13. Which historical figure was likely an inspiration for the character Santo Ferreira?
A) Malik
B) King Ghezo
C) The Agojie recruit Nanisca
D) Francisco Félix de Sousa
  • 14. Agojie warriors were considered to be formally married to whom?
A) The slave traders
B) No one
C) The king
D) Their commanders
  • 15. What status were Agojie warriors expected to maintain due to their marriage to the king?
A) Exile
B) Polygamy
C) Celibacy
D) Parenthood
  • 16. Who speculated that the romance between Nawi and Malik was implausible?
A) John Boyega
B) Viola Davis
C) Kevin Lang
D) The director
  • 17. In what year did the last surviving Agojie warrior with combat experience die?
A) 1823
B) 1979
C) 1889
D) 1904
  • 18. What is the primary reason the Agojie grew in size under King Ghezo?
A) Recruitment from foreign mercenaries
B) Mandatory service for all women
C) A peace treaty with the Oyo Empire
D) Recruitment from prisoners of war
  • 19. What was the worldwide total gross for The Woman King?
A) $67.3 million
B) $100 million
C) $27.1 million
D) $94.4 million
  • 20. What was the projected opening weekend gross for The Woman King in the U.S. and Canada?
A) $19.05 million
B) $6.8 million
C) $12 million
D) $16 million
  • 21. What percentage of the opening-weekend audience was female?
A) 59%
B) 60%
C) 58%
D) 50%
  • 22. What percentage of the opening-weekend audience was African American?
A) 60%
B) 58%
C) 45%
D) 59%
  • 23. On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, what percentage of critics' reviews were positive?
A) 76%
B) 95%
C) 94%
D) 88%
  • 24. What grade did audiences polled by CinemaScore give The Woman King?
A) A-
B) A
C) B+
D) A+
  • 25. Who was noted for their breakout performance in the film?
A) Viola Davis
B) Thuso Mbedu
C) Lashana Lynch
D) Caryn James
  • 26. Which film finished ahead of The Woman King in its second weekend?
A) Gladiator
B) The Woman King
C) Braveheart
D) Don't Worry Darling
  • 27. According to The Africa Report, how was the movie received in Benin?
A) Universally negative
B) Universally positive
C) Mixed
D) Unnoticed
  • 28. What was the average rating for The Woman King on Rotten Tomatoes?
A) 9.4/10
B) 8.0/10
C) 7.8/10
D) 7.6/10
  • 29. How many critics provided reviews for the Metacritic score?
A) 35
B) 100
C) 277
D) 50
  • 30. Which critic called Lashana Lynch the film's standout?
A) Jamie Broadnax
B) Viola Davis
C) Martin Tsai
D) Reuben Baron
  • 31. What was the percentage drop in the film's second weekend box office?
A) 60%
B) 35%
C) 59%
D) 42%
  • 32. When did the cast and crew fly to South Africa for the shoot?
A) January 2022
B) December 2020
C) September 2022
D) November 2021
  • 33. How long was the scheduled shoot in South Africa?
A) Six months
B) One year
C) Three months
D) Five months
  • 34. Who served as the cinematographer for The Woman King?
A) Gersha Phillips
B) Sara Bennett
C) Polly Morgan
D) Terilyn Shropshire
  • 35. Which book did Prince-Bythewood ask an actress to read to prepare for a scene regarding sexual assault?
A) Hunger
B) Fire Shut Up in My Bones
C) Love & Basketball
D) The Old Guard
  • 36. In which province were the jungle scenes filmed?
A) Johannesburg
B) Glasgow
C) KwaZulu-Natal
D) Cape Town
  • 37. Which health event forced production to shut down for a few weeks?
A) Severe weather
B) Equipment failure
C) A strike
D) COVID-19 omicron variant
  • 38. When did production resume after the COVID-19 shutdown?
A) September 2022
B) Mid-January 2022
C) December 2021
D) November 2021
  • 39. Who composed the musical score for The Woman King?
A) Angélique Kidjo
B) Jessy Wilson
C) Terence Blanchard
D) Lebo M
  • 40. Where did the recording with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra take place?
A) Cape Town, South Africa
B) New York, USA
C) Glasgow, Scotland
D) London, England
  • 41. Who performed the end credits song 'Keep Rising'?
A) Jessy Wilson
B) Dianne Reeves
C) Tesia Kwarteng
D) Angélique Kidjo
  • 42. When did the film premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival?
A) November 22, 2022
B) September 16, 2022
C) September 9, 2022
D) February 16, 2023
  • 43. How many days after its theatrical release did the film arrive on Netflix in the United States?
A) 100 days
B) 60 days
C) 153 days
D) 200 days
  • 44. Who was the makeup artist for the film?
A) Sara Bennett
B) Babalwa Mtshiselwa
C) Louisa Anthony
D) Gersha Phillips
  • 45. What entity released the soundtrack album?
A) Entertainment One
B) Milan Records
C) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
D) Warner Chappell Music
  • 46. Who directed the film The Woman King?
A) Gina Prince-Bythewood
B) Dana Stevens
C) Maria Bello
D) Cathy Schulman
  • 47. Where did Maria Bello pitch the idea for the movie in 2015?
A) Women in Film headquarters
B) JuVee Productions office
C) TriStar Pictures headquarters
D) Skirball Cultural Center
  • 48. Who is Viola Davis's husband and producing partner?
A) Julius Tennon
B) Danny Hernandez
C) Akin McKenzie
D) Leonard Wantchekon
  • 49. What reason did studios give for turning down the project?
A) Unlikely chance to turn a profit
B) Poor script quality
C) Lack of a director
D) Difficulty finding filming locations
  • 50. Which superhero movie's success in 2018 motivated the crew to move forward?
A) Black Panther
B) Justice League
C) Wonder Woman
D) The Avengers
  • 51. Which actress was originally announced to star alongside Viola Davis before being replaced by Thuso Mbedu?
A) Zoe Saldana
B) Lashana Lynch
C) Danai Gurira
D) Lupita Nyong'o
  • 52. Who was the production designer that helped research the Agojie?
A) Gabriela Mclain
B) Dana Stevens
C) Danny Hernandez
D) Akin McKenzie
  • 53. Who was the stunt coordinator for the film?
A) Gabriela Mclain
B) Julius Tennon
C) Akin McKenzie
D) Danny Hernandez
  • 54. Which athlete inspired Viola Davis's physical preparation?
A) Claressa Shields
B) Serena Williams
C) Allyson Felix
D) Simone Biles
  • 55. Which movie was NOT cited by Prince-Bythewood as an influence?
A) Brave New World
B) Braveheart
C) The Last of the Mohicans
D) Gladiator
  • 56. How much time per day did the cast spend on fight training?
A) Six hours
B) 90 minutes
C) Three-and-a-half hours
D) Two hours
  • 57. Why did studios want to cast light-skinned actresses?
A) Studios desired specific casting choices that producers refused for historical accuracy
B) They were easier to train for fight scenes
C) It was requested by the director
D) They were the only ones available
  • 58. Which professor provided writings that the production team researched?
A) Akin McKenzie
B) Julius Tennon
C) Leonard Wantchekon
D) Maria Bello
  • 59. Who conceived the original idea for 'The Woman King'?
A) Viola Davis
B) Maria Bello
C) Gina Prince-Bythewood
D) Dana Stevens
  • 60. Where did production for 'The Woman King' take place?
A) Ghana
B) Nigeria
C) South Africa
D) Benin
  • 61. Which festival hosted the world premiere of 'The Woman King'?
A) Sundance Film Festival
B) Venice Film Festival
C) Cannes Film Festival
D) Toronto International Film Festival
  • 62. What is Nawi's relationship to Nanisca?
A) Adopted sister
B) Enemy spy
C) General's apprentice
D) Biological daughter
  • 63. How did Nanisca identify Nawi as her daughter?
A) By a locket
B) By a shark tooth in her shoulder
C) By a birthmark
D) By a tattoo
  • 64. Who is the leader of the Oyo forces in the film?
A) Oba Ade
B) Malik
C) Santo Ferreira
D) King Ghezo
  • 65. What happens to Izogie at the end of the film?
A) She marries Malik
B) She becomes a general
C) She escapes with Nawi
D) She is killed
  • 66. Who helps Nawi by buying her to protect her while she is a captive?
A) King Ghezo
B) Oba Ade
C) Santo Ferreira
D) Malik
  • 67. What is the name of the veteran Agojie warrior who befriends Nawi?
A) Nanisca
B) Malik
C) Fumbe
D) Izogie
  • 68. According to Meilan Solly, when did Dahomey begin selling West African captives to Europeans?
A) Mid 16th century
B) Early 20th century
C) Late 19th century
D) Late 17th and early 18th centuries
  • 69. Which port city did Dahomey seize in 1727?
A) Abeokuta
B) Ouidah
C) Lagos
D) Porto-Novo
  • 70. In the film, which group raids Dahomean villages and sells subjects into slavery?
A) The Portuguese
B) The British
C) The Agojie
D) The Mahi people
  • 71. Who was king of Dahomey from 1797 to 1818?
A) Adandozan
B) Ghezo
C) Agonglo
D) Seh-Dong-Hong-Beh
  • 72. Who was Ghezo's mother and a victim of Adandozan's slave trading?
A) Oyo Queen
B) Nanisca
C) Na Agontimé
D) Seh-Dong-Hong-Beh
  • 73. What did the real-life Ghezo do after seizing power from Adandozan?
A) He sold Adandozan's family members into slavery
B) He retired to a palm oil plantation
C) He released all slaves
D) He joined forces with the Portuguese
  • 74. What alternative commodity does Nanisca suggest Ghezo trade instead of slaves?
A) Gold
B) Palm oil
C) Spices
D) Ivory
  • 75. What was the result of Dahomey's experiment with palm oil production?
A) It caused a war with the British
B) It was highly successful
C) It proved less profitable than the slave trade
D) It failed due to drought
  • 76. What happened to the usage of slaves in Dahomey after 1852?
A) They were used on palm oil plantations
B) The practice was completely abandoned
C) They were all freed
D) They were sent to the Oyo Empire
  • 77. Which historian challenged the interpretation that some Agojie opposed the conflict with Abeokuta?
A) Meilan Solly
B) John C. Yoder
C) David Ross
D) Ghezo
  • 78. Which fortress did the Agojie raid in 1851 to acquire captives?
A) The port of Lagos
B) Abeokuta
C) Ouidah
D) Dahomey capital
  • 79. Which newspaper reported that critics complained the movie failed to acknowledge the Dahomey tribe's role in the slave trade?
A) The Washington Post
B) The New York Times
C) The Conversation
D) The Los Angeles Times
  • 80. According to The Conversation, from how many angles did the film draw controversy?
A) Many
B) Three
C) None
D) Two
  • 81. What specific ritual was spotlighted by online commentators to argue for the kingdom's perceived savagery?
A) Royal coronations
B) Animal offerings
C) Public executions
D) Human sacrifices
  • 82. Which historical figure was suggested as an alternative subject for a more positive cinematic exploration?
A) Nelson Mandela
B) Martin Luther King Jr.
C) Frederick Douglass
D) Toussaint Louverture
  • 83. What was the specific hashtag that trended on social media for days regarding the film?
A) #ViolaDavisMovie
B) #WomanKingMovie
C) #BoycottWomanKing
D) #DahomeyHistory
  • 84. Did critics have an issue with Viola Davis playing a strong Black leader?
A) Only partially
B) Yes
C) No
D) She was not the focus of the criticism
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