The Silence of the Lambs Multiple Choice

Can you answer these questions about Thomas Harris' novel, the Silence of the Lambs?

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1. In which city is Hannibal Lecter imprisoned in a hospital for the criminally insane?

Philadelphia ✓

Baltimore ✓

Pittsburgh ✓

Atlanta ✓

2. What is the nickname for the serial killer that the FBI attempts to track down?

The Tooth Fairy ✓

John Doe ✓

The Red Dragon ✓

Buffalo Bill ✓

3. Why does the disappearance of the last girl, Catherine Martin, make this case even more important than it already was?

She was a well known influencer on social media ✓

She had a personal tie to Hannibal Lecter ✓

Her mother was a US Senator ✓

Young women began to riot out of fear of being the next to disappear ✓

4. What does Clarice trade with Dr. Lecter for information about the killer?

A sweetheart deal that will allow Lecter to parole if he behaves ✓

Access to an entire library of books ✓

The right to be able to host a conjugal once per month ✓

Personal information about herself ✓

5. True or False? The main killer exclusively was hunting down larger women so that he could harvest their skin to make a suit of his own out of it.

True ✓

False ✓

6. What is the actual name of the main killer?

Jame Gumb ✓

Frederick Chilton ✓

William Booth ✓

Francis Dolarhyde ✓

7. Which of the Seven Deadly Sins best identifies why the killer went on his spree?

Wrath ✓

Envy ✓

Gluttony ✓

Greed ✓

8. What does the phrase "the silence of the lambs" best refer to?

The women captured were the lambs and their murder was the silencing ✓

The sheep farm that the killer inhabited and worked at ✓

Crying children needing to be calmed, a theme throughout the novel ✓

Childhood trauma in Clarice's head that could be silenced if she were able to save people in need ✓

9. Where did the killer temporarily imprison the women he abducted before killing them?

The bottom of a well in his basement ✓

A remote barn on his farm ✓

A hunting cabin deep in the woods ✓

Tied in the back of his van as he was constantly on the move ✓

10. Which of the below conditions does the killer struggle with?

Bipolar disorder ✓

Schizophrenia ✓

Gender Dysphoria ✓

Xenophobia ✓

11. What is discovered to be lodged into the latest victim's throat, a key piece in being able to track down the killer?

a Moth ✓

Patches of torn skin ✓

Dog fur ✓

a Beetle ✓

12. What did Starling discover in the storage unit of Dr. Lecter's former patient that he encouraged her to investigate?

A human head preserved in a jar ✓

A journal of Dr. Lecter's outlining his interactions with the patient ✓

The first clue to a scavenger hunt that would reveal the main killer ✓

A stuffed animal lamb ✓

13. True or False? Hannibal Lecter's escape was due to Starling's negligence as she left a paper clip on the case file she gave him to review.

True ✓

False ✓

14. According to Crawford, what is the sole weakness of Hannibal Lecter?

He has a soft spot for women ✓

If you threaten him enough, he will eventually cave in ✓

His pride in his actions can cause him to say more than he means to ✓

His ego in which he must always be the smarter person ✓

15. Who plays Hannibal Lecter in the film adaptation of the novel?

Michael Caine ✓

Anthony Hopkins ✓

Gary Busey ✓

Robert Redford ✓

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