Ancient Art and Literature: Ancient History Films Trivia

Ancient Art and Literature: Ancient History Films Trivia

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the 1959 film Ben-Hur, what is the name of the slave who becomes a gladiator and seeks revenge against his former master?

  1. Messala
  2. Judah Ben-Hur
  3. Pontius Pilate
  4. Simonides
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the 2000 film Gladiator, what is the name of the Roman general who becomes emperor after the death of Marcus Aurelius?

  1. Commodus
  2. Maximus Decimus Meridius
  3. Lucius Verus
  4. Septimius Severus
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the 1963 film Cleopatra, what is the name of the Egyptian queen who has a love affair with the Roman general Mark Antony?

  1. Nefertiti
  2. Hatshepsut
  3. Cleopatra VII
  4. Sobekneferu
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the 1956 film The Ten Commandments, what is the name of the Hebrew prophet who leads the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt?

  1. Moses
  2. Aaron
  3. Joshua
  4. Miriam
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the 1961 film El Cid, what is the name of the Spanish knight who fights against the Moors during the Reconquista?

  1. Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar
  2. Jimena Díaz
  3. Alfonso VI of León
  4. Al-Mutamid ibn Abbad
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the 1959 film Spartacus, what is the name of the slave who leads a rebellion against the Roman Republic?

  1. Spartacus
  2. Crixus
  3. Oenomaus
  4. Varinia
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the 2004 film Troy, what is the name of the Trojan prince who falls in love with Helen of Troy?

  1. Paris
  2. Hector
  3. Agamemnon
  4. Menelaus
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the 1964 film Becket, what is the name of the English archbishop who clashes with King Henry II over the issue of church and state?

  1. Thomas Becket
  2. Henry II
  3. Eleanor of Aquitaine
  4. Richard the Lionheart
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the 1966 film A Man for All Seasons, what is the name of the English chancellor who refuses to compromise his principles in the face of persecution by King Henry VIII?

  1. Thomas More
  2. Henry VIII
  3. Anne Boleyn
  4. Cardinal Wolsey
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the 1970 film Cromwell, what is the name of the English parliamentarian who leads the Roundheads in the English Civil War?

  1. Oliver Cromwell
  2. Charles I
  3. Thomas Fairfax
  4. Edward Hyde
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the 1972 film Mary, Queen of Scots, what is the name of the Scottish queen who is forced to abdicate her throne and flee to England?

  1. Mary, Queen of Scots
  2. Elizabeth I
  3. James VI of Scotland
  4. Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the 1981 film Chariots of Fire, what is the name of the British runner who overcomes religious and social obstacles to compete in the 1924 Olympics?

  1. Eric Liddell
  2. Harold Abrahams
  3. Aubrey Montague
  4. Lord Andrew Lindsay
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the 1984 film Amadeus, what is the name of the Austrian composer who is overshadowed by the genius of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?

  1. Antonio Salieri
  2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  3. Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
  4. Constanze Weber
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the 1993 film Schindler's List, what is the name of the German businessman who saves the lives of over a thousand Jews during the Holocaust?

  1. Oskar Schindler
  2. Itzhak Stern
  3. Amon Göth
  4. Mietek Pemper
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the 2000 film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, what is the name of the legendary wuxia warrior who is forced to confront her past when her stolen sword is sought by a young woman?

  1. Li Mu Bai
  2. Yu Shu Lien
  3. Jen Yu
  4. Jade Fox