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WorksheetsBen Hur I
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Ben Hur was directed by ______________
Billy Wilder
William Wyler
William Wallace
Ray Keck
The musical score for Ben Hur was composed by ____________
William Wyler
Hans Zimmer
Miklos Rozsa
Franz Waxman
The music in the scene after the credits with the Roman soldiers marching through Nazareth could best be described as:
Diagetic
Non-Diagetic
The music in the scene where we first see Jesus as an adult can best be described as:
triumphant, with lots of brass.
majestic, with wordless choirs singing.
somber, with a lush, rich string texture.
subdued, with an organ playing softly.
This character's name is ______
Messala
Judah Ben Hur
Spartacus
Bob
In the scene when Judah and Messala have an argument about the relationship between Judea and Rome,
the music drops out.
the music becomes very tense.
a Jewish folk song is heard.
you're not sure what the music was doing because you were texting at that moment.
True or False, the composer frequently uses wordless choirs to convey a sense of the "sacred" in this score.
True
False
True or False: The composer used familiar Christmas carols as "source music" in the nativity scenes at the beginning of the film.
True
False
True or False: From what you've seen of Ben Hur so far, the music tends to back off (or drop out) in scenes with a lot of dialog.
True
False
In this scene, our two main characters are
arm wrestling while holding cups.
drinking to "the glory of Rome."
drinking to "believing in one another."
practicing a modern dance routine.
In the scene where Judah and Messala have a javelin throwing competition, the music ___________________
fades out.
plays the "Friendship" theme.
closely mirrors the on-screen action.
ignores the on-screen action.
True or False: The composer based his score on music composed by ancient Romans.
True
False
