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