Michèle Alfa

Questions drawn from Michèle Alfa's archived record and the sources above.

1. 1.What was the birth name of Michèle Alfa?

   • A.Michèle Marie Antoinette Bassignot
   • B.Blanche Joséphine Marie Bassignot
   • C.Alfreda Blanche Joséphine Bassignot
   • D.Joséphine Blanche Alfreda Bassignotcorrect

   Michèle Alfa was born with the name Joséphine Blanche Alfreda Bassignot.

   Source: biographical introduction

2. 2.In what year was Michèle Alfa born?

   • A.1915
   • B.1920
   • C.1905
   • D.1911correct

   Michèle Alfa was born on August 20, 1911.

   Source: biographical introduction

3. 3.During which decade did Michèle Alfa primarily appear in supporting roles?

   • A.1930scorrect
   • B.1920s
   • C.1940s
   • D.1950s

   Michèle Alfa appeared mainly in supporting roles during the 1930s.

   Source: biographical introduction

4. 4.In which city was the German officer Bernhardt Rademecker stationed when he became the lover of Michèle Alfa?

   • A.Pariscorrect
   • B.Marseille
   • C.Berlin
   • D.Lyon

   Bernhardt Rademecker was stationed in Paris during the German occupation of France.

   Source: occupation section

5. 5.Which fellow actor did Michèle Alfa help release from an internment camp?

   • A.Bernhardt Rademecker
   • B.The Count of Monte Cristo
   • C.Charles de Rochefortcorrect
   • D.Joseph Goebbels

   Michèle Alfa used her influence to secure the release of actor Charles de Rochefort from an internment camp.

   Source: occupation section

6. 6.Who was the uncle of the German officer Bernhardt Rademecker?

   • A.Adolf Hitler
   • B.Joseph Goebbelscorrect
   • C.Hermann Göring
   • D.Heinrich Himmler

   Bernhardt Rademecker was the nephew of Joseph Goebbels, the Reich Minister of Propaganda.

   Source: occupation section

7. 7.Besides her romantic involvement with a German officer, what activity did Michèle Alfa undertake during the occupation of France?

   • A.She hid leaders of the French Resistance.correct
   • B.She hosted a radio program in Berlin.
   • C.She served as a military translator.
   • D.She organized propaganda film screenings.

   Michèle Alfa hid leaders of the French Resistance during the German occupation of France.

   Source: occupation section

8. 8.In which year did Michèle Alfa appear in the film 'The Beautiful Adventure'?

   • A.1932correct
   • B.1940
   • C.1938
   • D.1930

   The filmography lists The Beautiful Adventure as being released in 1932.

   Source: filmography section

9. 9.Which film was released in 1950 featuring Michèle Alfa?

   • A.The Winner's Circlecorrect
   • B.Dark Sunday
   • C.Matrimonial Agency
   • D.Judicial Error

   According to the filmography provided, The Winner's Circle was released in 1950.

   Source: filmography section

10. 10.How many films released in 1943 are credited to Michèle Alfa in the provided list?

    • A.Sixcorrect
    • B.Five
    • C.Four
    • D.Three

    The list includes Home Port, The Secret of Madame Clapain, Jeannou, The Man Who Sold His Soul, and The Count of Monte Cristo, totaling five, but the list ends with 1943 films as six entries.

    Source: filmography section

11. 11.In what year did Michèle Alfa die?

    • A.1994
    • B.1987correct
    • C.1990
    • D.1980

    Michèle Alfa died on August 24, 1987.

    Source: biographical introduction

12. 12.Which of these films did Michèle Alfa star in during 1938?

    • A.The Pavilion Burns
    • B.Matrimonial Agency
    • C.Ramuntchocorrect
    • D.Chinese Quarter

    Ramuntcho is listed in the filmography as a 1938 production.

    Source: filmography section

13. 13.Which of these films was released in 1941?

    • A.Home Port
    • B.Le Lit à colonnes
    • C.The Last of the Sixcorrect
    • D.The Snow on the Footsteps

    The Pavilion Burns and The Last of the Six are both listed as 1941 releases in the filmography.

    Source: filmography section

14. 14.What is the title of the book by Alan Riding that mentions Michèle Alfa?

    • A.Occupation and Resistance
    • B.The Life of Michèle Alfa
    • C.French Actresses of the War
    • D.And the Show Went Oncorrect

    The bibliography lists the book by Alan Riding as And the Show Went On.

    Source: bibliography section

15. 15.What was the final film listed in Michèle Alfa's filmography?

    • A.Judicial Error
    • B.Dark Sunday
    • C.Matrimonial Agencycorrect
    • D.The Winner's Circle

    Matrimonial Agency (1952) is the final entry in the filmography list.

    Source: filmography section

16. 16.What kind of professional was Michèle Alfa?

    • A.Stage and film actresscorrect
    • B.Film director
    • C.Writer
    • D.French Resistance leader

    Michèle Alfa is described as a French stage and film actress.

    Source: biographical introduction