Life is Beautiful Quiz

What is Guido Orefice’s defining characteristic in Life is Beautiful?

• His intelligence

• His resilience

• His pessimism

• His dishonesty

What remains consistent for Guido throughout both acts of the film?

• His desire for wealth

• His need for power

• His love for Dora

• His pursuit of revenge

Which philosopher's ideas are transformed in Life is Beautiful?

• Immanuel Kant

• Friedrich Nietzsche

• Arthur Schopenhauer

• Jean-Paul Sartre

How does Guido impersonate someone to impress Dora?

• A professor

• A Nazi officer

• A minister from Rome

• A town official

What tactic does Guido primarily use to achieve his goals in both acts?

• Dishonesty and manipulation

• Confidence and bravery

• Fear and intimidation

• Anger and aggression

What does Guido teach his son, Giosue, through his actions?

• To obey the guards

• To fight the Nazis

• To defy his surroundings

• To seek revenge

What does the phrase ‘Buongiorno, Principessa!’ come to symbolise later in the film?

• Guido’s defiance

• The love of the family

• Dora’s engagement

• A farewell message

What action does Giosue take that ultimately saves him in the concentration camp?

• Hiding in a nightstand

• Refusing to take a shower

• Escaping the camp

• Befriending a guard

How does the film reinterpret Schopenhauer's philosophy?

• By making suffering a positive force

• By rejecting the will-to-life

• By embracing the will-to-life as enlightenment

• By portraying apathy as the solution

What trait of Guido’s is emphasised by his impersonation of the minister?

• Intelligence

• Fearlessness

• Playfulness

• Manipulation