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The Lives Of Others - Quiz
  • 1. Who directed the film 'The Lives of Others'?
A) Fatih Akin
B) Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
C) Wim Wenders
D) Michael Haneke
  • 2. In what year was 'The Lives of Others' released?
A) 2008
B) 2004
C) 2010
D) 2006
  • 3. Which country is the setting for 'The Lives of Others'?
A) East Germany
B) Czech Republic
C) Poland
D) Russia
  • 4. What was the running time of 'The Lives of Others'?
A) 120 minutes
B) 155 minutes
C) 137 minutes
D) 110 minutes
  • 5. Who is Dreyman's girlfriend in the film?
A) Erik Landes
B) Paul Hauser
C) Andrea Kranz
D) Christa-Maria Sieland
  • 6. Which award did 'The Lives of Others' win at the 79th Academy Awards?
A) Best Foreign Language Film
B) Best Actor
C) Best Picture
D) Best Director
  • 7. Which famous German play is referenced in 'The Lives of Others'?
A) Faust
B) Woyzeck
C) Hamlet
D) The Threepenny Opera
  • 8. Which famous Russian composer features prominently in the film's plot?
A) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
B) Sergei Rachmaninoff
C) Igor Stravinsky
D) Dmitri Shostakovich
  • 9. What is the name of the main character in the film?
A) Georg Dreyman
B) Ulrich Mühe
C) Christa-Maria Sieland
D) Gerd Wiesler
  • 10. In which year does the story of 'The Lives of Others' begin?
A) 1990
B) 1984
C) 2006
D) 1977
  • 11. What is the code name used by Stasi Captain Gerd Wiesler?
A) GGW XX/5
B) XXL/9
C) HHG 77/X
D) HGW XX/7
  • 12. Why is Georg Dreyman being monitored by the Stasi?
A) For his international recognition and pro-communist politics.
B) Because he was a blacklisted theatrical director.
C) Due to suspicions of disloyalty or dissent.
D) To prevent him from defecting.
  • 13. Who is Christa-Maria Sieland in relation to Georg Dreyman?
A) Dreyman's girlfriend and a prominent actress.
B) A Stasi officer monitoring Dreyman.
C) Bruno Hempf's secretary.
D) The editor of Der Spiegel.
  • 14. What is the name of the typewriter smuggled to Georg Dreyman?
A) Groma Büromaschinen Kolibri
B) Schreibmaschine Typo
C) West German Elite Writer
D) East German Standard Typewriter
  • 15. What article does Georg Dreyman publish in Der Spiegel?
A) An analysis of West Germany's political system.
B) A piece on East German economic policies.
C) An article accusing the state of concealing suicide rates.
D) A review of a new play.
  • 16. What happens to Christa-Maria Sieland in the film?
A) She escapes to West Germany.
B) She defects with Dreyman.
C) She is run over by a truck after being blackmailed.
D) She is imprisoned by the Stasi.
  • 17. What happens to Gerd Wiesler's career after his actions?
A) He defects to West Germany.
B) He becomes a high-ranking Stasi officer.
C) He is reassigned to steam-opening letters for inspection in Department M.
D) He is promoted to head the surveillance department.
  • 18. What significant political event occurs during the film?
A) The fall of the Berlin Wall.
B) Dissolution of the Stasi.
C) Mikhail Gorbachev is elected leader of the Soviet Union.
D) Reunification of East and West Germany.
  • 19. What does Georg Dreyman find in his apartment after the fall of the Berlin Wall?
A) Abandoned listening devices.
B) Secret documents about the Stasi.
C) Letters from a secret admirer.
D) A hidden stash of money.
  • 20. Who does Georg Dreyman meet at a performance two years after the fall of the Berlin Wall?
A) Albert Jerska
B) Stasi Captain Gerd Wiesler
C) Minister of Culture Bruno Hempf
D) Lt. Col. Anton Grubitz
  • 21. What does Georg Dreyman discover about his Stasi surveillance?
A) That the Stasi had no interest in him.
B) That Stasi officer HGW XX/7 removed the typewriter and concealed his activities.
C) That Albert Jerska conducted the surveillance.
D) That he was never monitored by the Stasi.
  • 22. Which journalist suggested pitching a British remake of The Lives of Others after NSA revelations?
A) Daniel Ellsberg
B) Sarfraz Manzoor
C) Brad Friedman
D) Carrie Rickey
  • 23. Which critic wrote that 'The Lives of Others' conveys choice, fear, doubt, cowardice, and heroism through minimal action?
A) Stephanie Zacharek
B) Josh Rosenblatt
C) A. O. Scott
D) Lisa Schwarzbaum
  • 24. Which critic described 'The Lives of Others' as a 'triumph of muted grandeur'?
A) Lisa Schwarzbaum
B) Richard Corliss
C) Josh Rosenblatt
D) Stephanie Zacharek
  • 25. Who was the cinematographer for 'The Lives of Others'?
A) Michael Ballhaus
B) Vittorio Storaro
C) Wolfgang Thaler
D) Hagen Bogdanski
  • 26. When is the stage adaptation scheduled to open at the Adelphi Theatre?
A) 14 October 2026
B) 1920
C) 2007
D) April 2026
  • 27. Which piece of music was Lenin's favorite according to Maxim Gorky?
A) Beethoven's Appassionata
B) Bach's Brandenburg Concertos
C) Chopin's Nocturnes
D) Mozart's Requiem
  • 28. What rating did Rotten Tomatoes give 'The Lives of Others'?
A) 85%
B) 80%
C) 89%
D) 92%
  • 29. What is the ISBN of the 'Geschwärzte Ausgabe' published in 2007?
A) ISBN not provided
B) ISBN unknown
C) 3-518-45786-1
D) 3-518-45908-2
  • 30. Where was the screenplay for 'The Lives of Others' written?
A) East Berlin
B) Heiligenkreuz Abbey
C) West Berlin
D) Hohenschönhausen prison
  • 31. Which critic described 'The Lives of Others' as a 'powerful but quiet film, constructed of hidden thoughts and secret desires'?
A) Roger Ebert
B) Kenneth Turan
C) Richard Corliss
D) A. O. Scott
  • 32. What does Georg Dreyman's novel dedicate to Stasi officer HGW XX/7?
A) To my friend.
B) For his bravery.
C) With regret.
D) In gratitude.
  • 33. How many critics contributed to the Metacritic score for 'The Lives of Others'?
A) 39
B) 101
C) 163
D) 149
  • 34. Who composed the original music for the film?
A) Wolfgang Borchert
B) Bertold Brecht
C) Beethoven
D) Gabriel Yared
  • 35. Which magazine ranked 'The Lives of Others' as the number one conservative movie in the last 25 years?
A) Time Magazine
B) National Review Online
C) Daily Variety
D) Entertainment Weekly
  • 36. Which film did Daniel Ellsberg mention alongside The Lives of Others as influencing Edward Snowden?
A) Life is Beautiful
B) Goodfellas
C) Amélie
D) The Conversation
  • 37. Who compared NSA surveillance to a scene from The Lives of Others?
A) David Cameron
B) Angela Merkel
C) Barack Obama
D) Nicolas Sarkozy
  • 38. Which critic wrote that 'The Lives of Others' suspense comes from the sense that individuals are burdened with free will?
A) Roger Ebert
B) Stephanie Zacharek
C) A. O. Scott
D) Kenneth Turan
  • 39. Which critic wrote that 'The Lives of Others' is a scary tale in a fantasy land, comparable to Tolkien's Middle-earth?
A) Anna Funder
B) John J. Miller
C) Wolf Biermann
D) Christoph Hein
  • 40. What is the title of Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's book published in 2006?
A) Versuch es
B) Appassionata
C) Sonata for a Good Man
D) Das Leben der anderen
  • 41. Which critic praised 'The Lives of Others' for balancing dramatic and emotional strands with poise and clarity?
A) Derek Elley
B) Richard Corliss
C) Kenneth Turan
D) Roger Ebert
  • 42. Who stated that the Obama administration might have acquired rights to reenact The Lives of Others?
A) Sydney Pollack
B) Brad Thor
C) Anthony Minghella
D) Sarfraz Manzoor
  • 43. In what year did the Writers Guild of America West and East vote its screenplay 52nd in WGA’s 101 Greatest Screenplays of the 21st Century?
A) 2016
B) 2025
C) 2007
D) 2021
  • 44. What is the title of Georg Dreyman's novel that Gerd Wiesler buys?
A) The Good People
B) Berlin Stories
C) The Lives of Others
D) Sonate vom Guten Menschen
  • 45. Which critic described 'The Lives of Others' as a poignant, unsettling thriller?
A) Roger Ebert
B) Kenneth Turan
C) Derek Elley
D) Richard Corliss
  • 46. Who plays Wiesler in the stage adaptation?
A) Keira Knightley
B) Robert Icke
C) Stephen Dillane
D) Gabriel Yared
  • 47. Which character does Luke Thompson play in the stage adaptation?
A) Dreyman
B) Gröllmann
C) Wiesler
D) Sieland
  • 48. Which Israeli intelligence unit's members protested in 2014?
A) Mossad
B) Shin Bet
C) Unit 8200
D) Aman
  • 49. Which critic mentioned that the film's dramatic tension comes from being 'meticulously plotted'?
A) Kenneth Turan
B) A. O. Scott
C) Roger Ebert
D) John J. Miller
  • 50. Who directed the stage adaptation announced in April 2026?
A) Gabriel Yared
B) Robert Icke
C) Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
D) Sonia Friedman
  • 51. Who stars as Sieland in the stage adaptation?
A) Stephen Dillane
B) Luke Thompson
C) Ulrich Mühe
D) Keira Knightley
  • 52. In which year did 'The Lives of Others' rank number 48 on The New York Times's list of 'The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century'?
A) 2007
B) 2021
C) 2016
D) 2025
  • 53. Which critic wrote that 'The Lives of Others' is built on layers of emotional texture?
A) Lisa Schwarzbaum
B) Josh Rosenblatt
C) A. O. Scott
D) Stephanie Zacharek
  • 54. What film did Donnersmarck cite as an example of making a controversial character into a hero?
A) The Reader
B) Life is Beautiful
C) The Pianist
D) Schindler's List
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