Q 01/05

What do the guards place on Jesus's head after the scourging?

A) A crown of thorns

B) An iron helmet

C) A laurel wreath

D) A linen hood

Answer · why

A) A crown of thorns

The insults and the crown come just before Pilate presents him to the crowd for the last time.

Q 02/05

Who plays Jesus?

A) Christian Bale

B) Joaquin Phoenix

C) Jim Caviezel

D) Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Answer · why

C) Jim Caviezel

Gibson warned him he might never work in Hollywood again if he took the part.

Q 03/05

Which Italian actress plays Mary Magdalene?

A) Sophia Loren

B) Monica Bellucci

C) Asia Argento

D) Valeria Golino

Answer · why

B) Monica Bellucci

Critic Katha Pollitt noted pointedly that the 'good Jews' in the film look like Italian movie stars.

Q 04/05

Who plays Mary, the mother of Jesus?

A) Claudia Gerini

B) Rosalinda Celentano

C) Monica Bellucci

D) Maia Morgenstern

Answer · why

D) Maia Morgenstern

The Romanian actress suggested the Passover Seder exchange between Mary and Mary Magdalene that appears early in the film.

Q 05/05

Roughly what span of time does the film primarily cover?

A) The three years of Jesus's ministry

B) The forty days after the resurrection

C) The week from Palm Sunday to Easter

D) The final twelve hours before Jesus's death

Answer · why

D) The final twelve hours before Jesus's death

Flashbacks to the Last Supper, a hillside sermon and Jesus's childhood are woven through it.