Angels & Demons (film) - Quiz
  • 1. What is the working title under which the film was shot in Rome?
A) Obelisk
B) Angels
C) CERN
D) Demons
  • 2. Which character from the novel does not appear in the film at all?
A) Vittoria Vetra
B) Patrick McKenna
C) Robert Langdon
D) Maximillian Kohler
  • 3. Who portrays the Irish Camerlengo Patrick McKenna in the film?
A) Tom Hanks
B) Ewan McGregor
C) Danish actor
D) Allan Cameron
  • 4. Why did the film production use Sony Pictures Studios instead of real churches?
A) The Roman Catholic Church found The Da Vinci Code offensive.
B) The churches were undergoing renovation.
C) The weather in Rome was unsuitable.
D) The sets were too expensive.
  • 5. What building was used as a stand-in for the interior of the Vatican?
A) Biblioteca Angelica
B) Pantheon
C) Castel Sant'Angelo
D) Caserta Palace
  • 6. In the film, how is the assassin killed?
A) Poisoned by the Camerlengo
B) Shot by the Swiss Guard
C) Falling from a balcony
D) Car bomb
  • 7. How does the Camerlengo's relationship to the late pope differ between the novel and the film?
A) Adoptive son in the novel, biological son in the film.
B) Stranger in the novel, cousin in the film.
C) Biological son in the novel, adoptive son in the film.
D) Brother in the novel, nephew in the film.
  • 8. Which set was built by excavating 3.5 feet of tarmac?
A) Santa Maria del Popolo
B) Sistine Chapel
C) Piazza Navona
D) St. Peter's Square
  • 9. How did the production team create the background for St. Peter's Basilica?
A) Filming on location in Rome.
B) A 360-degree greenscreen.
C) Using a matte painting.
D) Using miniature models.
  • 10. What song did the crew sing during the filming of the dull funeral sequence?
A) God Save the Queen
B) Ave Maria
C) Bohemian Rhapsody
D) We Are the Champions
  • 11. In the film, who is elected as the new pope?
A) Cardinal Saverio Mortati
B) The Camerlengo
C) Cardinal Strauss
D) Cardinal Baggia
  • 12. What is the difference regarding Vittoria's role between the book and the film?
A) She is a scientist in the book, but a nun in the film.
B) She is the villain in the book, but a victim in the film.
C) She is kidnapped in the book, but joins Langdon everywhere in the film.
D) She dies in the book, but survives in the film.
  • 13. Why did the director present the Sistine Chapel with muted, smoky colors?
A) Because the restoration was too expensive to replicate.
B) To match the historical records of 1920.
C) Because the real chapel looks that way.
D) To provide contrast against the vivid red of the cardinals' vestments.
  • 14. What happens to Langdon in the book's finale that does not happen in the film?
A) He is reunited with Vittoria.
B) He jumps from a helicopter using a parachute.
C) He finds the Illuminati diamond.
D) He is arrested by the Swiss Guard.
  • 15. Which library was used to represent the Vatican Library in the film?
A) Bodleian Library
B) Library of Congress
C) Vatican Archives
D) Biblioteca Angelica
  • 16. In what year did Sony Pictures acquire the film rights to Angels & Demons?
A) 2008
B) 2006
C) 2003
D) 2009
  • 17. Who was hired in May 2006 to adapt the screenplay for Angels & Demons?
A) Dan Brown
B) Ron Howard
C) David Koepp
D) Akiva Goldsman
  • 18. Who rewrote the script before shooting began?
A) Brian Grazer
B) Ron Howard
C) Akiva Goldsman
D) David Koepp
  • 19. How did director Ron Howard choose to treat the film in relation to The Da Vinci Code?
A) As a sequel
B) As an unrelated spin-off
C) As a prequel
D) As a standalone reboot
  • 20. What did producer Brian Grazer say was wrong with the adaptation of The Da Vinci Code?
A) The director lacked experience
B) The casting was poor
C) The pacing was too fast
D) It was too reverential, long, and stagey
  • 21. What are the core themes identified by Ron Howard in the film?
A) The history of art and human evolution
B) Family betrayal and moral corruption
C) Political conspiracy and global war
D) Modernity vs. antiquity and technology vs. faith
  • 22. What was the original planned release date for the film?
A) December 19, 2008
B) May 15, 2009
C) February 2008
D) December 19, 2006
  • 23. Who directed the 2009 film Angels & Demons?
A) Akiva Goldsman
B) David Koepp
C) Dan Brown
D) Ron Howard
  • 24. Which novel is the film Angels & Demons based on?
A) The Da Vinci Code
B) Inferno
C) The Lost Symbol
D) Angels & Demons
  • 25. Which actor plays the role of Professor Robert Langdon?
A) Ron Howard
B) Tom Hanks
C) Brian Grazer
D) Ayelet Zurer
  • 26. What is the name of the CERN scientist who joins Langdon?
A) Claudio Vicenzi
B) Dr. Vittoria Vetra
C) Fr. Silvano Bentivoglio
D) Archbishop Simeon
  • 27. What is the total worldwide gross of Angels & Demons?
A) $500 million
B) $150 million
C) $400 million
D) $485.9 million
  • 28. Which film was the sequel that concluded the Robert Langdon series in 2016?
A) Inferno
B) Angels & Demons
C) The Lost Symbol
D) The Da Vinci Code
  • 29. What substance is stolen from CERN at the beginning of the film?
A) Antimatter
B) The Pope's medical records
C) A secret manuscript
D) A relic of the Illuminati
  • 30. What is the job of Fr. Patrick McKenna?
A) Archbishop
B) Swiss Guard Commander
C) Pope
D) Camerlengo
  • 31. How are the cardinals killed according to the Path of Illumination?
A) They are poisoned with tinzaparin
B) They are branded with classical elements
C) They are suffocated in the necropolis
D) They are drowned in the Tiber
  • 32. Which altar is associated with the element of 'Earth'?
A) Pantheon
B) Chigi Chapel
C) St. Peter's Square
D) Santa Maria della Vittoria
  • 33. How was Pope Pius XVI actually killed?
A) Tinzaparin overdose
B) Poisoned water
C) Stabbed by the assassin
D) Natural causes
  • 34. Where were the preferiti held captive?
A) Castel Sant'Angelo
B) Vatican Secret Archive
C) Santa Maria della Vittoria
D) St. Peter's tomb
  • 35. Who was the mastermind behind the attacks and the kidnapping?
A) Fr. Patrick McKenna
B) Commander Richter
C) The Illuminati assassin
D) Archbishop Simeon
  • 36. What name does the new Pope take?
A) Pope Luke
B) Pope John
C) Pope Pius XVII
D) Pope Peter
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