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  • 1. Who was announced as the writer, director, and producer of the film in February 2018?
A) Dev Patel
B) Simon Blackwell
C) Charles Dickens
D) Armando Iannucci
  • 2. Who co-wrote the screenplay with Armando Iannucci?
A) Mark Kermode
B) Peter Capaldi
C) Dev Patel
D) Simon Blackwell
  • 3. Which actor was cast in the title role of David Copperfield?
A) Hugh Laurie
B) Ben Whishaw
C) Dev Patel
D) Peter Capaldi
  • 4. Who was cast as Mr. Micawber in May 2018?
A) Aneurin Barnard
B) Paul Whitehouse
C) Peter Capaldi
D) Benedict Wong
  • 5. In which month and year did filming begin?
A) February 2018
B) August 2018
C) June 2018
D) May 2018
  • 6. In which regions did filming take place at the start?
A) Toronto and London
B) Hull and Weybourne
C) Cambridge and Bury St Edmunds
D) Norfolk and Suffolk
  • 7. When did principal photography conclude?
A) August 2018
B) June 2018
C) July 2018
D) September 2018
  • 8. How many years had passed since the last theatrical film production of Dickens's novel?
A) 10 years
B) 19 years
C) 100 years
D) 50 years
  • 9. How many years had passed since the last on-screen adaptation of the novel?
A) 50 years
B) 39 years
C) 5 years
D) 19 years
  • 10. Which of the following locations was used for shooting scenes in July?
A) Hull
B) Suffolk
C) Norfolk
D) Toronto
  • 11. Where did the film have its world premiere?
A) Rotten Tomatoes
B) BFI London Film Festival
C) Cambridge Film Festival
D) Toronto International Film Festival
  • 12. On what date was the film's world premiere held?
A) 2 October 2019
B) 24 January 2020
C) 8 May 2020
D) 5 September 2019
  • 13. What role did the film play at the 63rd BFI London Film Festival?
A) Opening film
B) Closing film
C) Documentary feature
D) Surprise Film
  • 14. At which festival was the film a Surprise Film?
A) BFI London Film Festival
B) Toronto International Film Festival
C) Venice Film Festival
D) 39th Cambridge Film Festival
  • 15. Who released the film in the United Kingdom on 24 January 2020?
A) Lionsgate
B) Metacritic
C) Rotten Tomatoes
D) Fox Searchlight Pictures
  • 16. Which company acquired North American rights to the film in August 2019?
A) PostTrak
B) Lionsgate
C) Fox Searchlight Pictures
D) The Observer
  • 17. What was the initially scheduled North American release date by Fox Searchlight Pictures?
A) 5 September 2019
B) 24 January 2020
C) 8 May 2020
D) 28 August 2020
  • 18. What caused the delay of the North American theatrical release to August 2020?
A) COVID-19 pandemic
B) Delayed principal photography
C) Problems with the film premiere
D) Reshoots ordered by the director
  • 19. On what date was the film finally theatrically released in North America due to the pandemic?
A) 28 August 2020
B) 8 May 2020
C) 24 January 2020
D) 2 October 2019
  • 20. How much did the film take in its first week in the United Kingdom?
A) $2m
B) $8 million
C) $1.9 million
D) $520,000
  • 21. What was the total gross in the UK by the start of March before the pandemic affected cinemas?
A) $2 million
B) $14.6 million
C) Around $8 million
D) $361,000
  • 22. How much did the film debut with in the United States from 1,360 cinemas in August?
A) $520,000
B) $361,000
C) $1.9 million
D) $12.8 million
  • 23. By what percentage did the US box office fall the following weekend when playing in 1,550 cinemas?
A) 92%
B) 74%
C) 24%
D) 50%
  • 24. What was the total gross of the film in the United States and Canada?
A) $1.9 million
B) $12.8 million
C) $14.6 million
D) $15.6 million
  • 25. What was the total gross in the rest of the world outside the US and Canada?
A) $14.6 million
B) $12.8 million
C) $8 million
D) $1.9 million
  • 26. What was the worldwide total box office gross of the film?
A) $14.6 million
B) $12.8 million
C) $15.6 million
D) $8 million
  • 27. What was the production budget of the film?
A) $2 million
B) $8 million
C) $15.6 million
D) $14.6 million
  • 28. What approval rating does the film hold on Rotten Tomatoes?
A) 92%
B) 77%
C) 74%
D) 50%
  • 29. Based on how many reviews is the Rotten Tomatoes approval rating calculated?
A) 248 reviews
B) 39 reviews
C) 1,550 reviews
D) 1,360 reviews
  • 30. What is the average rating of the film on Rotten Tomatoes?
A) 77/100
B) 92/100
C) 7.6/10
D) 5 star
  • 31. What is the weighted average score of the film on Metacritic?
A) 92 out of 100
B) 7.6 out of 10
C) 5 out of 5
D) 77 out of 100
  • 32. Based on how many critics is the Metacritic score calculated?
A) 63 critics
B) 39 critics
C) 1,550 critics
D) 248 critics
  • 33. What type of reviews does the Metacritic score of 77 indicate?
A) Generally unfavourable reviews
B) Mixed or average reviews
C) Universal acclaim
D) Generally favourable reviews
  • 34. According to PostTrak, what percentage of audience members gave the film a positive score?
A) 74%
B) 92%
C) 50%
D) 77%
  • 35. What percentage of audience members told PostTrak they would recommend the film?
A) 50%
B) 24%
C) 74%
D) 92%
  • 36. Who reviewed the film for The Observer and awarded it a full five stars?
A) Charles Dickens
B) Mark Kermode
C) Simon Blackwell
D) Armando Iannucci
  • 37. How many stars did Mark Kermode award the film in The Observer?
A) Four and a half stars
B) Full five stars
C) Four stars
D) Three and a half stars
  • 38. Which of the following actors was added to the supporting cast in April 2018?
A) Aimee Kelly
B) Gwendoline Christie
C) Tilda Swinton
D) Peter Capaldi
  • 39. Which actor joined the supporting cast alongside Tilda Swinton in April 2018?
A) Benedict Wong
B) Daisy May Cooper
C) Hugh Laurie
D) Paul Whitehouse
  • 40. Who was among the cast members added in April 2018 alongside Ben Whishaw?
A) Peter Capaldi
B) Aimee Kelly
C) Aneurin Barnard
D) Gwendoline Christie
  • 41. Who joined the cast when filming began in June 2018?
A) Hugh Laurie
B) Tilda Swinton
C) Gwendoline Christie
D) Morfydd Clark
  • 42. Which actor joined the cast in June 2018 alongside Benedict Wong?
A) Ben Whishaw
B) Paul Whitehouse
C) Aneurin Barnard
D) Peter Capaldi
  • 43. In which month of 2018 was Aimee Kelly added to the cast?
A) August
B) May
C) June
D) July
  • 44. Which of these locations was NOT mentioned as a filming site in July?
A) Weybourne
B) Bury St Edmunds
C) King's Lynn
D) Toronto
  • 45. Which town in Suffolk was mentioned as a filming location in July?
A) Bury St Edmunds
B) Lowestoft
C) Ipswich
D) Sudbury
  • 46. Which village in Norfolk was listed as a filming location?
A) Sheringham
B) Blakeney
C) Cromer
D) Weybourne
  • 47. Which town in Norfolk alongside Weybourne was used for shooting scenes in July?
A) Great Yarmouth
B) Thetford
C) Norwich
D) King's Lynn
  • 48. The film is based on a novel published in which year?
A) 1850
B) 1860
C) 1845
D) 1838
  • 49. Who wrote the original 1850 novel 'David Copperfield'?
A) Tilda Swinton
B) Charles Dickens
C) Dev Patel
D) Armando Iannucci
  • 50. What does David begin saving from his life on scraps of paper?
A) Money
B) Drawings
C) Noteworthy quotes
D) Photographs
  • 51. Who is David's nanny whose family lives in an upturned-boat house in Yarmouth?
A) Jane
B) Peggotty
C) Clara
D) Betsey Trotwood
  • 52. What type of home does Peggotty's family live in at Yarmouth?
A) Upturned-boat house
B) Tent
C) Treehouse
D) Windmill
  • 53. Who does David's widowed mother Clara marry?
A) Mr. Dick
B) Edward Murdstone
C) Mr. Micawber
D) Uriah Heep
  • 54. What is Edward Murdstone's profession?
A) Factory owner
B) Teacher
C) Butcher
D) Lawyer
  • 55. Who bullies David alongside Edward Murdstone?
A) Jane Murdstone
B) Agnes Wickfield
C) Dora Spenlow
D) Betsey Trotwood
  • 56. Where is David sent to work after being beaten and bullied at home?
A) A law firm in Dover
B) A school in Yarmouth
C) A bakery in France
D) Murdstone's bottling factory in London
  • 57. Which family does David lodge with while working in London?
A) The Spenlow family
B) The Micawber family
C) The Peggotty family
D) The Wickfield family
  • 58. When is David informed of his mother's death?
A) Before she gets sick
B) By a letter from Murdstone
C) Only after her funeral
D) While visiting Yarmouth
  • 59. Where does David depart for after wreaking havoc in the factory upon learning of his mother's death?
A) Dover
B) Yarmouth
C) Scotland
D) France
  • 60. Who is David's wealthy aunt and only living relative?
A) Jane Murdstone
B) Betsey Trotwood
C) Mrs. Steerforth
D) Clara Copperfield
  • 61. Who is Betsey Trotwood's eccentric lodger who believes he has King Charles I's thoughts?
A) Mr. Micawber
B) Uriah Heep
C) James Steerforth
D) Mr. Dick
  • 62. How does David help Mr. Dick clear his mind of King Charles I's thoughts?
A) Attaches his notes to a kite for him to fly
B) Buries them in the garden
C) Locks them in a chest
D) Burns the notes in a fireplace
  • 63. Who is Betsey's accountant?
A) Uriah Heep
B) Mr. Spenlow
C) Mr. Wickfield
D) Edward Murdstone
  • 64. Who is Mr. Wickfield's daughter?
A) Dora
B) Emily
C) Jane
D) Agnes
  • 65. Who befriends David at the boys' school and calls him Daisy?
A) Ham
B) James Steerforth
C) Uriah Heep
D) Mr. Dick
  • 66. What nickname does James Steerforth give David at school?
A) Copper
B) Daisy
C) Gentleman
D) Boy
  • 67. Who knocks David out after David challenges him to a fight?
A) Ham
B) James Steerforth
C) Uriah Heep
D) A butcher's lad
  • 68. Which character briefly joins the school as a teacher before being exposed?
A) Uriah Heep
B) Edward Murdstone
C) Mr. Micawber
D) Mr. Dick
  • 69. Why is Mr. Micawber fired from his teaching job at the school?
A) He quits to go to London
B) He refuses to teach mathematics
C) He is exposed by Steerforth as a former convict
D) He steals money from the students
  • 70. Who exposes Mr. Micawber as a former convict at the school?
A) Steerforth
B) Uriah Heep
C) Mr. Wickfield
D) David
  • 71. Who is Mr. Wickfield's clerk who tries to blackmail David?
A) Uriah Heep
B) Mr. Dick
C) Edward Murdstone
D) Ham
  • 72. Who does David meet at the school's farewell party while ignoring his future employer?
A) Dora Spenlow
B) Jane Murdstone
C) Emily
D) Mrs. Steerforth
  • 73. How would you describe Dora Spenlow based on her introduction at the party?
A) Evil and manipulative
B) Wise and eccentric
C) Somewhat ditsy
D) Strict and callous
  • 74. What is David's job in London with Dora's father's firm?
A) School teacher
B) Bottling factory worker
C) Trainee lawyer
D) Accountant's assistant
  • 75. Who does Steerforth run away with from Peggotty's boat-house?
A) Emily
B) Dora
C) Jane
D) Agnes
  • 76. Who is Emily's longtime fiancĂ© before she runs away?
A) Uriah Heep
B) Edward Murdstone
C) Ham
D) Mr. Micawber
  • 77. What beloved item has Mr. Micawber pawned while living on the streets?
A) His concertina
B) His favorite book
C) His pocket watch
D) His wedding ring
  • 78. What document does Agnes ask David, Micawber, Betsey, and Mr. Dick to find as evidence against Uriah?
A) A bank statement
B) A letter written by Mr. Wickfield
C) A factory employment contract
D) A marriage certificate
  • 79. What does David do after Uriah strikes Betsey during their confrontation?
A) Punches Uriah
B) Fires him from the firm
C) Runs away to France
D) Calls the police
  • 80. Why does Dora call off her engagement to David?
A) She falls in love with Uriah Heep
B) Her father loses all his money
C) She moves to America
D) She recognises she no longer fits in his 'story'
  • 81. Where is Emily spotted before being rescued by David and Peggotty's family?
A) Paris
B) Yarmouth
C) Dover
D) London
  • 82. Who confronts Emily in London before she is rescued?
A) Edward Murdstone
B) Jane Murdstone
C) Steerforth's mother
D) Mr. Spenlow
  • 83. Where does Emily reveal Steerforth abandoned her?
A) Scotland
B) France
C) America
D) London
  • 84. What happens to Steerforth's boat off the Yarmouth beach during a storm?
A) It anchors in a harbor
B) It safely reaches the shore
C) It is stolen by pirates
D) It gets wrecked
  • 85. What does David use his new career as a writer to buy back?
A) The boat-house in Yarmouth
B) The school he attended
C) Betsey's home
D) The bottling factory
  • 86. What do David and Agnes have after they get married?
A) No children
B) A son
C) A daughter
D) Twins
  • 87. Which actor plays Edward Murdstone?
A) The text does not specify which actor plays Edward Murdstone
B) Dev Patel
C) Ben Whishaw
D) Hugh Laurie
  • 88. Who among the following cast members is listed in the film's introduction?
A) Emma Watson
B) Rupert Grint
C) Daniel Radcliffe
D) Ben Whishaw
  • 89. Which actress from the cast plays a role in the film based on the opening paragraph?
A) Natalie Portman
B) Morfydd Clark
C) Kate Winslet
D) Scarlett Johansson
  • 90. Which actress is included in the ensemble cast mentioned in the first paragraph?
A) Margot Robbie
B) Anne Hathaway
C) Rosalind Eleazar
D) Jennifer Lawrence
  • 91. What genre is the 2019 film 'The Personal History of David Copperfield'?
A) Science fiction action
B) Historical comedy-drama
C) Horror thriller
D) Documentary
  • 92. What is the name of David's mother?
A) Agnes
B) Betsey
C) Clara
D) Dora
  • 93. Where does Mr. Micawber live with his family after being evicted from their lodging?
A) On the streets
B) In a boat-house
C) At Betsey's house in Dover
D) At the boys' school
  • 94. Who helps the Micawbers move in after their time living on the streets?
A) Edward Murdstone
B) Steerforth's mother
C) David
D) Uriah Heep
  • 95. What does Uriah Heep do to Betsey's missing fortune?
A) Embezzles it
B) Spends it on a boat
C) Gives it to Mr. Dick
D) Donates it to charity
  • 96. How does Uriah Heep forge signatures to steal funds?
A) By forging the King's signature
B) By forging David's signature
C) By forging Mr. Wickfield's signature
D) By forging Betsey's signature
  • 97. What is James Steerforth described as by David after his death?
A) A wealthy banker
B) A brilliant teacher
C) His wicked uncle
D) His feckless friend
  • 98. What does David continue to do for the Micawbers after becoming a successful writer?
A) Report them to creditors
B) Employ them at his firm
C) Ignore them
D) Support them
  • 99. What relation is Betsey Trotwood to David?
A) Aunt
B) Nanny
C) Grandmother
D) Mother
  • 100. What relation is Agnes to Mr. Wickfield?
A) Daughter
B) Clerk
C) Sister
D) Wife
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