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About This Quiz
This entry into the demons-and-possession subgenre was based on the real-life exploits of an NYPD sergeant. How well do you remember this 2013 chiller? Find out now with our quiz!
Where does "Deliver Us From Evil" open?
New York City
Iran
Iraq
The movie opens on a nighttime patrol by several U.S. soliders in the Diyala province. They enter a cave, and supernatural mayhem follows.
Rome
How many Marines go into the cave?
two
three
The men are Jimmy Tratner, Mick Santino, and their leader, Lt. David Griggs. We'll be seeing all of them back in New York, in the "present" day (2013).
four
five
Which of the men was the videographer?
Griggs
Santino
Tratner
Fortunately, the found-footage craze in horror movies is over. But the opening of "Deliver Us from Evil" does use choppy, disorienting video from Tratner's camera to provide the movie with a memorable opening.
there was no videographer
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What animal do they find in the cave in large numbers?
bats
When the three Marines go into the cave, they find an odd inscription on a wall. Then they're beset by thousands of bats.
bears
rats
spiders
What is NYPD Sgt. Sarchie's first name?
Art
Gino
Ralph
Ralph Sarchie is a real guy, a former NYPD sergeant who became a demonologist. The movie is based on his 2001 memoir, "Beware the Night."
Scott
Who is Sarchie giving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to when we first see him?
a baby
The baby is already dead. The EMTs have to persuade Sarchie to cease his rescue-breathing efforts and step back.
a homeless person
a teenage boy
a police cadet
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Who played Ralph Sarchie?
Eric Bana
Mark Wahlberg was the first choice to play the role, but turned it down. Australian Eric Bana got the part instead.
Colin Firth
Ryan Kwanten
Mark Wahlberg
Sarchie has intuitions when a call is going to be interesting or eventful. What does his partner call this?
his "vibes"
his "insight"
his "radar"
Butler says that Sarchie has "radar," possibly developed during his service in the Iraq war. Later, Father Mendoza will call it something else.
his "sixth sense"
After the dead-baby call, where are Sarchie and Butler sent?
a domestic-violence call
Sarchie and Butler investigate a domestic disturbance. The Bronx Zoo incident came just after that.
the Bronx Zoo
the scene of a car wreck
back to the precinct to do paperwork
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At whose apartment does the wife-beating incident happen?
Griggs's
Santino's
Tratner's
Sarchie ends up arresting former Marine Tratner. (Note: While Father Mendoza is unconventional, if he were *married*, we'd know the Church was getting shockingly sloppy in overseeing priests!)
Father Mendoza's
Who played Sarchie's partner, Butler?
Chace Crawford
Adam Driver
Joel McHale
McHale was the writre/presenter on "The Soup" and still does stand-up comedy. The role of a NYPD officer was definitely casting against type.
Jon Hamm
What happened at the Bronx Zoo?
a body was found in the restrooms
the lions escaped
a man shot a pretzel vendor
a woman threw her son into a moat
Jane Crenna abruptly threw her 2-year-old into a moat surrounding the lions's enclosure. He wasn't killed, but was hurt, and Jane disappeared in the mayhem that followed.
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Who else was in the Bronx Zoo that evening?
Father Mendoza
Griggs
Santino
Santino is a painter who is working in the lions's enclosure. The lions, of course, are shut out of it -- until Sarchie enters, when they perilously re-appear.
Sarchie's wife and daughter
Who let the lions into the enclosure with Sarchie?
Jane Crenna
a demonic figure
Mick Santino
Not only that, but Santino appears to speak to the lions as he lets him in. He shows no fear of them, and they don't try to hurt him. Hmmm ....
this is never made clear
When Sarchie finds Jane, she is repeatedly quoting lyrics by which rock group?
the Doors
There are several reference to The Doors in "Deliver Us from Evil." It all stems from the movie's central idea -- that the three Marines have opened a door to Hell.
Jefferson Airplane
Nine Inch Nails
the Rolling Stones
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Who is the father of Jane Crenna's son?
Butler
David Griggs
Though we've seen Jimmy Tratner and Mick Santino by this point, as well as Griggs's girlfriend, Jane, we haven't seen Griggs since the prologue. (There's a reason for that).
Mick Santino
this is unknown
Where does Sarchie meet Father Mendoza?
at a bar
at a mental hospital
at the precinct
Though Jane Crenna is about to be taken to a mental hospital, Sarchie and Mendoza meet at the precinct. The priest is there to speak with Jane, whom he believes is not responsible for what she did at the zoo.
at the zoo
What do Sarchie and Butler find in the basement of an apparently haunted home?
a dead lion
Griggs's body
Griggs and Santino were painting the basement. This was their line of work since returning from Iraq.
a passage to Hell
a Satanic temple
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How did Griggs die?
he shot himself
he ate rat poison
he drank paint thinner
Sarchie says there is no sign that Griggs was forced to do this. Yet Santino apparently watched and did nothing to stop him. Nice!
both #2 and #3
Why did Jane say she went to the zoo to see Santino?
"Lover."
"Kill."
"Message."
From this one-word answer, Sarchie infers that Santino had a message for Jane. How he knows she didn't have a message for Santino isn't made clear.
"Sacrifice."
What do Sarchie and Butler find in Griggs's apartment?
the video from Iraq
a Doberman on a chain
a dead cat pinned to a crucifix
both #2 and #3
The silver figure of Christ from the crucifix is attached to the Doberman's collar, while the cat is ... well, you know. With all of this creepiness afoot, you can be forgiven for not wondering who, if Griggs has been dead for weeks, is feeding the dog?
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What was Father Mendoza's vice in his youth?
alcoholism
drug addiction
Father Mendoza was a heroin user. When Sarchie expresses surprise that he drinks, Mendoza says, "I'm NA, not AA."
sex addiction
street fights
What does Sarchie hear over his radio and on other electronic devices?
eerie whistling
whispering in Latin
static and masculine voices
static and children laughing
Sarchie hears this while watching the surveillance video of the zoo. Butler, who can't hear anything, reminds him that the video has no sound.
What does Father Mendoza call Sarchie's "radar"?
a third eye
the evil eye
discernment of spirits
According to Mendoza, "discernment of spirits" is a gift from God. It allows Sarchie to sense evil; it also causes him to see the disturbing image of a bloody man on the zoo surveillance video, which Butler and Mendoza cannot see.
distillation of spirits
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When does Sarchie go to church?
every Sunday
Christmas and Easter
Sarchie mentions this when Jen and Christina are heading out to church. He says that going on Christmas and Easter "cover(s) it."
for weddings and funerals
never
What news does Jen have for Sarchie about halfway through the movie?
she's found a job
she's pregnant
Jen tells Ralph this just before she and Christina leave for church. Though busy and overworked, he is happy about the news.
her sister is moving in
she wants to go back to college
How does Butler die?
Santino stabs him
One version of the script did call for Butler to survive and be in the movie's final scene. But apparently the need for more drama won out.
he falls from a window
Sarchie accidentally shoots him
he doesn't die; he makes it through the entire movie
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Finish the line: "As a cop, I always had a ________."
fear of guns
heavy hand
Santino whispers this as he's stalking Sarchie through an apartment building. Santino's demon is predicting the future: Sarchie will say this to Father Mendoza when confessing his sins.
special gift
taste for donuts
Who was "Marvin"?
Butler's first partner
a fourth Marine who served under Griggs
a child murderer who Sarchie killed
Jane Crenna, who is fond of one-word messages, says "Marvin" to Sarchie when he and Mendoza visit her. Sarchie is at first unwilling to tell the story of Marvin's killing to the priest.
Sarchie's older brother
Who jumps from a window onto Sarchie's car?
Jane Crenna
Crenna lands on Sarchie's car in her fatal leap. That's quite a coincidence, but it certainly makes for drama.
Jimmy Tratner
Mick Santino
a doctor at the mental hospital
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Why, near the end, is it so urgent that Santino be exorcised?
he is near death
he's kidnapped Sarchie's wife and daughter
Mendoza must drive the demon out of Santino so he can tell Sarchie where Jen and Christina are. We're pretty sure this was one of the things that didn't actually happen in the career of the real Ralph Sarchie.
he's kidnapped Jane Crenna's son
he is about to bring a powerful demon into the world
Which of these is NOT one of Mendoza's six stages of exorcism?
the clash
the pretense
the vibration
Mendoza's six stages of exorcism are the presence, the pretense, the breakpoint, the voice, the clash and expulsion. These were not invented for the movie; they can be found in literature on demonology.
the voice
What is the name of the demon inside Santino?
Azazel
Baal
Jungler
Azazel is a fallen angel, and Baal and Tiamat were pagan gods in the middle east. In contrast, "Jungler" does not appear to have any history behind it.
Tiamat
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The movie ends with which event?
the baptism of Sarchie's second daughter
Sarchie does resign from the NYPD. Text on the screen tells us that he "works with Father Mendoza to this day."
Sarchie resigning from the NYPD
Sarchie returning to church and taking communion
Butler's funeral
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