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Sophie's Choice (film) - Quiz
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  • 1. Where was the premiere of Sophie's Choice held?
A) Avco 2
B) Cinema 1
C) The New York Times building
D) Samuel Goldwyn Theater
  • 2. On what date did the film have its premiere?
A) December 10, 1982
B) December 12, 1982
C) December 8, 1982
D) November 8, 1982
  • 3. What is the Rotten Tomatoes approval rating for Sophie's Choice?
A) 68%
B) 91%
C) 75%
D) 82%
  • 4. How many reviews were used to calculate the Metacritic score?
A) Ten
B) Forty-four
C) One hundred
D) Nine
  • 5. Who gave the film four out of four stars?
A) Gene Siskel
B) Sheila Benson
C) Roger Ebert
D) Pauline Kael
  • 6. Which publication featured a review by Gene Siskel?
A) The Washington Post
B) The New York Times
C) Variety
D) The Chicago Tribune
  • 7. How many stars did Gene Siskel award the film?
A) Three-and-a-half
B) Four
C) Three
D) Two-and-a-half
  • 8. Who called the film 'an infuriatingly bad movie'?
A) Todd McCarthy
B) Gary Arnold
C) Pauline Kael
D) Janet Maslin
  • 9. Which critic described the film as 'astoundingly tedious'?
A) Sheila Benson
B) Michael Blowen
C) Todd McCarthy
D) Roger Ebert
  • 10. What ranking did Sophie's Choice receive on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)?
A) 100
B) 82
C) 10
D) 91
  • 11. Which magazine voted Meryl Streep's performance the third-greatest of all time?
A) The New Yorker
B) Premiere
C) Variety
D) The New York Times
  • 12. According to the Rotten Tomatoes consensus, what holds the film together?
A) The screenplay
B) The chemistry between actors
C) Meryl Streep's performance
D) The direction
  • 13. Who wrote a review for The Washington Post?
A) Janet Maslin
B) Gary Arnold
C) Michael Blowen
D) Sheila Benson
  • 14. Which critic felt the film was nearly destroyed by Peter MacNicol?
A) Pauline Kael
B) Gary Arnold
C) Todd McCarthy
D) Michael Blowen
  • 15. How long is the runtime mentioned in Michael Blowen's review?
A) 1+1/2 hours
B) 2+1/2 hours
C) 2 hours
D) 3 hours
  • 16. Who did William Styron have in mind for the part of Sophie while writing the novel?
A) Magdaléna Vášáryová
B) Liv Ullmann
C) Meryl Streep
D) Ursula Andress
  • 17. Which Slovak actress was also considered for the role of Sophie?
A) Liv Ullmann
B) Meryl Streep
C) Ursula Andress
D) Magdaléna Vášáryová
  • 18. Who was director Alan J. Pakula's first choice for the role of Sophie?
A) Meryl Streep
B) Liv Ullmann
C) Magdaléna Vášáryová
D) Ursula Andress
  • 19. How did Meryl Streep obtain a copy of the script?
A) She found it in a bookstore
B) It was sent to her agent
C) She got a bootlegged copy
D) The director gave it to her
  • 20. What did Meryl Streep do to convince Pakula to give her the role?
A) She performed a monologue in his office
B) She signed a three-film contract
C) She sent him a personal letter
D) She threw herself on the ground and begged
  • 21. Where were the main scenes of the film shot?
A) London, England
B) Zagreb, Yugoslavia
C) Los Angeles, California
D) New York City
  • 22. Where were the flashback scenes for Sophie shot?
A) Zagreb, Yugoslavia
B) New York City
C) Berlin, Germany
D) Warsaw, Poland
  • 23. How long did Pakula allow the cast to rehearse?
A) Two weeks
B) Three weeks
C) One month
D) One week
  • 24. How did Meryl Streep describe the production process?
A) It was exclusively shot on location
B) It was stressful and rushed
C) It was strictly scripted
D) It included spontaneous things
  • 25. Why did Pakula want Liv Ullmann for the role?
A) For her ability to project foreignness
B) For her popularity in the United States
C) For her history of working with Styron
D) For her physical resemblance to the character
  • 26. Who directed the 1982 film Sophie's Choice?
A) Alan J. Pakula
B) Kevin Kline
C) William Styron
D) Peter MacNicol
  • 27. Which actor made his feature-film debut as Nathan in Sophie's Choice?
A) Peter MacNicol
B) Josh Mostel
C) Kevin Kline
D) Stephen D. Newman
  • 28. What award did Meryl Streep win for her performance in the film?
A) Best Original Score
B) Best Adapted Screenplay
C) Best Actress
D) Best Supporting Actress
  • 29. What is the profession of the character Stingo?
A) Scientist
B) Professor
C) Doctor
D) Writer
  • 30. Where does the story primarily take place in 1947?
A) Los Angeles
B) Brooklyn
C) Virginia
D) Poland
  • 31. What medical condition does Nathan's brother reveal he has?
A) Paranoid schizophrenia
B) Severe anemia
C) Bipolar disorder
D) Clinical depression
  • 32. What company did Nathan claim to do research for?
A) Merck
B) Bayer
C) Roche
D) Pfizer
  • 33. What job did Sophie hold while interned at Auschwitz?
A) Rudolf Höss's secretary
B) Translator for the Gestapo
C) Medical assistant
D) Kitchen worker
  • 34. Which child did Sophie choose to save from the gas chamber?
A) Wanda
B) Józef
C) Eva
D) Jan
  • 35. How did Sophie and Nathan die at the end of the film?
A) Cyanide poisoning
B) Gunshot wounds
C) Drowning
D) Car accident
  • 36. Which poet's book did Stingo find after Sophie's death?
A) Walt Whitman
B) Sylvia Plath
C) Robert Frost
D) Emily Dickinson
  • 37. Where does Stingo move to finish his novel at the end of the story?
A) New York City
B) Southern Virginia
C) Auschwitz
D) A boarding house in Brooklyn
  • 38. What was the total box office gross for the film?
A) $55 million
B) $10 million
C) $30 million
D) $100 million
  • 39. Who was Sophie's wartime lover in Poland?
A) Rudolf Höss
B) Józef
C) Nathan
D) Stingo
  • 40. What secret did Stingo learn about Sophie's father from a college professor?
A) He survived Auschwitz
B) He was a Jewish merchant
C) He was a war hero
D) He was a Nazi sympathizer
  • 41. How many Academy Award nominations did Sophie's Choice receive?
A) Five
B) Ten
C) Seven
D) Three
  • 42. What was the actual nature of the schools Nathan claimed to attend?
A) Psychiatric hospitals
B) Undergraduate universities
C) Military academies
D) Medical schools
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