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Quiz about Kissed by the Spider Woman
Quiz about Kissed by the Spider Woman

Kissed by the Spider Woman Trivia Quiz


"Kiss of the Spider Woman" is an Oscar-winning independent film from 1985, starring William Hurt and Raul Julia; it was later made into a Tony-winning musical. This quiz is about the film version. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by Caseena. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Caseena
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
322,676
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
194
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Question 1 of 10
1. The film begins with Molina telling Valentin a movie. What is the time period and setting of the movie-within-a-movie? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Valentin initially likes the movie.


Question 3 of 10
3. Who wrote the book on which the film is based? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What happens to both Molina and Valentin during the film? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Complete the quotation by Molina: "[I want] a real man. But that can't happen because a real man, what he wants is a real ______."

Answer: (One Word, five letters)
Question 6 of 10
6. Which of the following does "Molina's mother" not bring to Molina? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What does Valentin say really makes a man a man? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Why does the warden parole Molina? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who comes to Valentin in a fantasy, in the last scene? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. How does the movie-within-a-movie end? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The film begins with Molina telling Valentin a movie. What is the time period and setting of the movie-within-a-movie?

Answer: World War II--France

The movie tells the story of a cabaret singer in Paris, who gets involved with the French Resistance during the war and falls in love with a Nazi officer. It subtly mirrors the plot of the actual film.
2. Valentin initially likes the movie.

Answer: False

He immediately identifies it as an anti-Semitic movie made by the Nazis and doesn't really care for it. He allows Molina to continue telling it because there's nothing else to do and he is curious about how it ends.
3. Who wrote the book on which the film is based?

Answer: Manuel Puig

Puig was an Argentine author who died in 1990. The book is written completely in dialogue and contains no speech markers to indicate who is talking.
4. What happens to both Molina and Valentin during the film?

Answer: They're poisoned by the prison food.

The prison warden originally intends for only Valentin to be poisoned, so that the prison guards can make him give up information about the revolution. Molina ends up having to eat the poisoned food, so the warden tries again to poison Valentin, with success.
5. Complete the quotation by Molina: "[I want] a real man. But that can't happen because a real man, what he wants is a real ______."

Answer: woman

This is why he feels that his world will be empty once he's released from prison. He believes that there is no man out there who will love him as if he were a woman.
6. Which of the following does "Molina's mother" not bring to Molina?

Answer: Wine

Molina says that all the food is from his mother. The warden actually brings the food for him in exchange for Molina agreeing to try to find out information about the revolutionaries from Valentin. Molina gives most of the food to Valentin so that the latter can recover from his illness and beatings. They get chickens, tea, chocolates, and peaches, but no wine.
7. What does Valentin say really makes a man a man?

Answer: Taking nonsense from no one and respecting others

The most important thing to him is not degrading others--everyone must be treated with respect. Just before Molina leaves prison, Valentin tells him to never let anyone humilate him, for nobody has the right to treat anyone else badly.
8. Why does the warden parole Molina?

Answer: He wants Molina to lead the police to the revolutionaries.

The police track Molina's moves, including when he decides to meet Valentin's friends and give them a message. Sadly, things don't end well for Luis--he's killed by Valentin's friends because they think he's trying to lead the cops to them.
9. Who comes to Valentin in a fantasy, in the last scene?

Answer: Marta

Though Lydia is his current girlfriend, Valentin thinks of his old girlfriend, Marta, when things get bad. She takes him out of the prison and to the island where the Spider Woman story takes place.
10. How does the movie-within-a-movie end?

Answer: Leni is killed by a man from the Resistance.

The man shoots her after she stabs him with a dinner knife. Molina compares himself to Leni at one point. They both die for revolutionary causes.
Source: Author Caseena

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