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