Spotlight

What was "Spotlight" ?

• a teacher recognition award

• a powerful lamp

• an investigative group of reporters

• a television entertainment program

In the opening scene of the movie an assistant district attorney is seen entering the Boston Police 11th Precinct office regarding a complaint by a family alleging child sexual abuse by a Catholic priest. Asked if reporters from major media had been in, he was told no. What was his reply?

• "Let's keep it that way."

• "Don't call WHDH."

• "Call the Globe and the Herald."

• "Why not?"

In the movie a new employee, Marty Baron, arrived at "The Boston Globe" in 2001. What was his job?

• publisher

• entertainment reporter

• sports editor

• editor

One of the first victims the Spotlight reporters talked to was one who summed up the dilemma children found themselves in when he said "How do you say no to God?" Who was the character?

• Eric McLeish

• Phil Saviano

• Matt Carroll

• Jim Sullivan

Child sexual abuse in the Boston Diocese wasn't limited to elementary schools. Which was a school that had allegations made against priests who taught there?

• Boston College High School

• New Mission High School

• Boston Latin Academy

• Cathedral High School

As the Spotlight reporters continued their work they found evidence that local Catholic church personnel, including Cardinal Bernard Law, had knowledge of priests' sexual abuses and covered them up. A character in the movie sought to intercede for the cardinal as more details of the scandal became known. What was the character's name?

• Matt Carroll

• Helen Donovan

• Peter Canellos

• Pete Conley

While some lawyers went along with the Church's desire to keep sex abuse by priests quiet, one lawyer always advocated for the victims of pedophile priests in the Boston area. What was his name?

• Jim Sullivan

• Bill Kameza

• Eric MacLeish

• Mitch Garabedian