Black Swan Quiz

Black Swan Quiz

Black Swan Quiz Questions

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1. What ballet does Nina Sayers audition for at the beginning of the film?
(a) Giselle
(b) Swan Lake
(c) The Nutcracker
(d) Romeo and Juliet

2. Who is the artistic director of the ballet company?
(a) Thomas Leroy
(b) Lilly
(c) Erica Sayers
(d) Beth MacIntyre

3. What is Nina’s mother’s name?
(a) Beth
(b) Erica
(c) Lilly
(d) Natalie

4. What does Nina’s mother do for a living?
(a) Ballet dancer
(b) Psychologist
(c) Painter
(d) Seamstress

5. Who is Nina’s main competition for the lead role?
(a) Beth MacIntyre
(b) Lilly
(c) Erica Sayers
(d) Natalie Portman

6. What is the significance of the color white in the film?
(a) Purity and innocence
(b) Evil and darkness
(c) Passion and desire
(d) Strength and power

7. What injury does Beth suffer?
(a) Broken leg
(b) Concussion
(c) Torn ACL
(d) Stress fracture

8. What does Nina hallucinate growing on her back?
(a) Feathers
(b) Wings
(c) Scales
(d) Flowers

9. What is the name of the dance studio?
(a) American Ballet Theatre
(b) New York City Ballet
(c) Lincoln Center
(d) Manhattan Ballet

10. What does Thomas Leroy tell Nina she needs to embrace?
(a) Her dark side
(b) Her vulnerability
(c) Her passion
(d) Her strength

11. What is the symbolic meaning of the “Black Swan”?
(a) Innocence
(b) Passion and sensuality
(c) Strength and power
(d) Vulnerability

12. What does Nina’s mother constantly tell her?
(a) “You’re perfect.”
(b) “You’re a star.”
(c) “You’re the best.”
(d) “You’re my angel.”

13. What does Nina do to her reflection in the mirror?
(a) Kisses it
(b) Talks to it
(c) Smashes it
(d) Ignores it

14. What happens to Nina during the final performance?
(a) She forgets her lines
(b) She falls
(c) She transforms into the Black Swan
(d) She quits the performance

15. What does Nina find embedded in her stomach?
(a) A feather
(b) A piece of glass
(c) A knife
(d) A flower

16. Who does Nina stab with the shard of glass?
(a) Thomas
(b) Lilly
(c) Herself
(d) Her mother

17. What happens to Nina at the end of the film?
(a) She takes a bow
(b) She runs away
(c) She dies
(d) She is arrested

18. What is the overall tone of the film?
(a) Romantic
(b) Tragic
(c) Suspenseful and psychological
(d) Comedic

19. What is the significance of the double in the film?
(a) Represents Nina’s twin sister
(b) Represents Nina’s inner self and her struggle with duality
(c) Represents Lilly
(d) Represents her mother

20. What does the film explore about the world of ballet?
(a) The camaraderie among dancers
(b) The intense competition and pressure
(c) The beauty and artistry
(d) Both b and c

21. What is the significance of the music in the film?
(a) It enhances the emotional impact of the story
(b) It mirrors Nina’s descent into madness
(c) It underscores the themes of duality and transformation
(d) All of the above

22. What does Nina’s relationship with her mother represent?
(a) A supportive and loving bond
(b) An unhealthy and controlling relationship
(c) A distant and strained relationship
(d) A non-existent relationship

23. What is the film’s central theme?
(a) The beauty of ballet
(b) The sacrifices required for artistic perfection and the dark side of ambition.
(c) Mother-daughter relationships
(d) The pressures of fame

24. What mental health condition does Nina likely suffer from?
(a) Bipolar disorder
(b) Schizophrenia
(c) Anorexia nervosa and Dissociative Identity Disorder
(d) Depression

25. Who is the director of the film “Black Swan”?
(a) Christopher Nolan
(b) Steven Spielberg
(c) Martin Scorsese
(d) Darren Aronofsky

Black Swan Quiz Questions with Answers

1. What ballet does Nina Sayers audition for at the beginning of the film?
(b) Swan Lake

2. Who is the artistic director of the ballet company?
(a) Thomas Leroy

3. What is Nina’s mother’s name?
(b) Erica

4. What does Nina’s mother do for a living?
(a) Ballet dancer

5. Who is Nina’s main competition for the lead role?
(b) Lilly

6. What is the significance of the color white in the film?
(a) Purity and innocence

7. What injury does Beth suffer?
(a) Broken leg

8. What does Nina hallucinate growing on her back?
(a) Feathers

9. What is the name of the dance studio?
(b) New York City Ballet

10. What does Thomas Leroy tell Nina she needs to embrace?
(a) Her dark side

11. What is the symbolic meaning of the “Black Swan”?
(b) Passion and sensuality

12. What does Nina’s mother constantly tell her?
(a) “You’re perfect.”

13. What does Nina do to her reflection in the mirror?
(c) Smashes it

14. What happens to Nina during the final performance?
(c) She transforms into the Black Swan

15. What does Nina find embedded in her stomach?
(b) A piece of glass

16. Who does Nina stab with the shard of glass?
(c) Herself

17. What happens to Nina at the end of the film?
(c) She dies

18. What is the overall tone of the film?
(c) Suspenseful and psychological

19. What is the significance of the double in the film?
(b) Represents Nina’s inner self and her struggle with duality

20. What does the film explore about the world of ballet?
(d) Both b and c

21. What is the significance of the music in the film?
(d) All of the above

22. What does Nina’s relationship with her mother represent?
(b) An unhealthy and controlling relationship

23. What is the film’s central theme?
(b) The sacrifices required for artistic perfection and the dark side of ambition.

24. What mental health condition does Nina likely suffer from?
(c) Anorexia nervosa and Dissociative Identity Disorder

25. Who is the director of the film “Black Swan”?
(d) Darren Aronofsky