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  • 1. Who directed the 1976 film The Message?
A) John Williams
B) Moustapha Akkad
C) Maurice Jarre
D) Anthony Quinn
  • 2. What was the original title of the film The Message?
A) The Prophet's Path
B) The History of Islam
C) Mohammed, Messenger of God
D) The Life of Muhammad
  • 3. Which award was The Message nominated for at the 50th Academy Awards?
A) Best Screenplay
B) Best Original Score
C) Best Picture
D) Best Director
  • 4. Who composed the music for The Message?
A) Ennio Morricone
B) John Williams
C) Hans Zimmer
D) Maurice Jarre
  • 5. Which film won the Oscar for Best Original Score instead of The Message?
A) The Godfather
B) Superman
C) Jaws
D) Star Wars
  • 6. How many languages were the versions of The Message filmed in?
A) Two
B) Three
C) One
D) Four
  • 7. Who plays a role in the international ensemble cast of The Message?
A) Al Pacino
B) Robert De Niro
C) Harrison Ford
D) Anthony Quinn
  • 8. Which angel visits Muhammad in the film?
A) Gabriel
B) Uriel
C) Michael
D) Raphael
  • 9. Where did some of the early followers of Muhammad flee to seek refuge?
A) Abyssinia
B) Persia
C) Iraq
D) Egypt
  • 10. What is the name of the first Islamic mosque built in Medina?
A) Al-Aqsa
B) The Great Mosque of Mecca
C) Quba Mosque
D) The Blue Mosque
  • 11. Which battle did the Muslims win despite having fewer troops?
A) Battle of Badr
B) Battle of Yarmouk
C) Battle of the Trench
D) Battle of Uhud
  • 12. Who was killed during the Battle of Uhud?
A) Abu Sufyan
B) Khalid ibn Walid
C) Bilal ibn Rabah
D) Hamza
  • 13. Why did the Muslims lose the Battle of Uhud?
A) They were outnumbered by ten to one
B) Their weapons were stolen
C) They retreated early
D) They left their camp unprotected
  • 14. Who converts to Islam a few years after the Battle of Uhud?
A) Kisra
B) Heraclius
C) Muqawqis
D) Khalid ibn Walid
  • 15. Who called the very first azan in Mecca on the Kaaba?
A) Moustapha Akkad
B) Bilal ibn Rabah
C) Khalid ibn Walid
D) Abu Sufyan
  • 16. What happens to the pagan images of gods in the Kaaba?
A) They are hidden
B) They are moved to Medina
C) They are destroyed
D) They are sold
  • 17. How is the prophet Muhammad portrayed in the film?
A) He is shown only in shadows
B) He is depicted through CGI
C) He is played by an uncredited actor
D) He is never directly depicted
  • 18. Which country was NOT mentioned as a co-producer of the film?
A) Libya
B) France
C) Syria
D) Morocco
  • 19. What did the Meccans do to the followers of Muhammad in Mecca?
A) Ignored them completely
B) Forced them to work
C) Confiscated their possessions
D) Appointed them to government
  • 20. What is the final scene of the film?
A) A battle scene
B) A speech by Muhammad
C) Footage of worshipers making tawaf
D) The building of the Kaaba
  • 21. In what year did Moustapha Akkad first consider creating a film about Muhammad?
A) 1974
B) 1976
C) 1967
D) 1970
  • 22. Who wrote the script for The Message?
A) Moustapha Akkad
B) H.A.L. Craig
C) Khaled Abou El Fadl
D) Tawfiq al-Hakim
  • 23. Which institution's scholar approved the script in its entirety?
A) University of Morocco
B) Al-Azhar University
C) Muslim World League
D) United Nations
  • 24. What was the final budget of the film?
A) $700,000
B) $1.5 million
C) $17 million
D) $10 million
  • 25. How much money was initially raised for the film?
A) $17 million
B) $700,000
C) $10 million
D) $5 million
  • 26. How many people were used for the film's crowd shots?
A) 300
B) 1,000
C) 40
D) Over 5,000
  • 27. Where was the replica of Mecca built?
A) Saudi Arabia
B) Near Marrakesh
C) Libya
D) Egypt
  • 28. How much was the replica of Mecca estimated to cost?
A) $10 million
B) $1.5 million
C) $17 million
D) $700,000
  • 29. Who wanted to play the role of Bilal in the film?
A) H.A.L. Craig
B) Anthony Quinn
C) Michael Ansara
D) Muhammad Ali
  • 30. Who forced the production to stop filming in Morocco in August 1974?
A) Muammar Gaddafi
B) H.A.L. Craig
C) Moroccan police
D) The United Nations
  • 31. Which leader allowed filming in his country after seeing unedited footage?
A) Faisal of Saudi Arabia
B) Ahmed Asmat Abdel-Meguid
C) Hassan II
D) Muammar Gaddafi
  • 32. What did Gaddafi want Akkad to make a film about?
A) The history of the UN
B) The birth of Islam
C) The life of Muhammad
D) Omar al-Mukhtar
  • 33. What was used during scenes with Muhammad to represent his immanence?
A) A silhouette
B) A musical score
C) A mirror
D) A light bulb on the camera
  • 34. Which scholar praised the film's depiction of Muhammad?
A) Mowaffak Allaf
B) Ahmed Asmat Abdel-Meguid
C) Khaled Abou El Fadl
D) Tawfiq al-Hakim
  • 35. In what year was the interview where Akkad explained his reasons for the film?
A) 1976
B) 1974
C) 1967
D) 1975
  • 36. How many actors were used for both English and Arabic versions?
A) 5,000
B) 300
C) 40
D) 100
  • 37. Which countries banned the film for many years?
A) Egypt, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia
B) Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey
C) Iran, Iraq, and Syria
D) Egypt, Yemen, and Qatar
  • 38. Who was the United States distributor for The Message?
A) A. R. Rahman
B) Irwin Yablans
C) Anuj Saxena
D) Akbaruddin Owaisi
  • 39. What group staged a siege in Washington, D.C. due to the film?
A) Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
B) Hanafi Movement
C) Tanzeem Islah-e-Muashra
D) Nation of Islam
  • 40. Who produced the 2007 Indian Hindi-Urdu dub of the film?
A) Akbaruddin Owaisi
B) Yamshi Ahmed and Saad Ahmed
C) Maulana Kalbe Sadiq
D) Akkad and Yablans
  • 41. Who composed the song 'Marhaba Mustapha' for the 2007 dub?
A) Yamshi Ahmed
B) A. R. Rahman
C) Hasan Kamal
D) Anuj Saxena
  • 42. Which official approved the film's release in India?
A) Maulana Kalbe Sadiq
B) Anuj Saxena
C) Hasan Kamal
D) Akbaruddin Owaisi
  • 43. In which city did the film face opposition in 2008 despite approval?
A) Washington, D.C.
B) Dubai
C) London
D) Hyderabad
  • 44. Which organization sought a ban on the film in Hyderabad?
A) Maverick Productions
B) Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
C) Oasis Enterprises
D) B'nai B'rith
  • 45. Where was the 4K restoration of the film shown in 2017?
A) Hyderabad Rama Krishna Theatre
B) London West End
C) Dubai International Film Festival
D) Washington B'nai B'rith
  • 46. What did Akkad offer to do if the Hanafi Muslims found the film offensive?
A) Apologize publicly
B) Destroy the film
C) Pay a financial settlement
D) Re-edit the entire movie
  • 47. What did critic Dilys Powell compare the film to?
A) A silent film
B) A modern action blockbuster
C) A Western crossed with Early Christian
D) A standard historical documentary
  • 48. How did Bob Thomas describe the film's length?
A) One and a half hours
B) Two hours
C) Four hours
D) Three hours
  • 49. What did Richard Eder compare the effect of not showing Muhammad to?
A) Western movies
B) Music Minus One records
C) Early biblical films
D) Cecil B. DeMille epics
  • 50. What was The Message billed as, according to John Pym?
A) The first epic of Islam
B) The first petrodollar movie
C) The most expensive film ever
D) The longest religious movie
  • 51. Which actress won international recognition for her role as Hind?
A) Muna Wassef
B) An unnamed extra
C) Dilys Powell
D) No specific actress
  • 52. Which critic thought the film was a reverent but plodding epic?
A) Derek Malcolm
B) Richard Eder
C) Alexander Walker
D) Bob Thomas
  • 53. Which orchestra performed the musical score for the film?
A) Vienna Symphony Orchestra
B) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
C) London Symphony Orchestra
D) Berlin Philharmonic
  • 54. What is the title of the track by A. R. Rahman for the Indian release?
A) Hegira
B) Marhaba Mustapha
C) Broken Idols
D) The Sura
  • 55. Who revealed plans in 2008 to remake the 1976 film?
A) Barrie M. Osborne
B) Maurice Jarre
C) Oscar Zoghbi
D) Majid Majidi
  • 56. Which producer of The Matrix and The Lord of the Rings was attached to a new film project about Muhammad in 2009?
A) Oscar Zoghbi
B) Maurice Jarre
C) Harry Medved
D) Barrie M. Osborne
  • 57. Who was to supervise the 2009 film project produced by Barrie M. Osborne?
A) Oscar Zoghbi
B) Michael Medved
C) Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi
D) Maurice Jarre
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