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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was wrong with the end of "Rope" when Hitchcock filmed it?
(a) The film was damaged.
(b) The actors were standing in shadows.
(c) The sound didn't sync properly.
(d) The color of the sunset was too orange.

2. What is NOT listed as an object to be used to understand the main character of "Rear Window"?
(a) A broken camera.
(b) A leg in a cast.
(c) Photographs on the wall.
(d) A deck of cards.

3. Who starred in "Rear Window"?
(a) Peter Lorre.
(b) James Stewart.
(c) Anthony Perkins.
(d) Cary Grant.

4. What did Hitchcock sacrifice for the sake of veracity in "The Wrong Man"?
(a) A short filming schedule.
(b) Creative license.
(c) Popular appeal.
(d) A big budget.

5. What did Truffaut suggest the portrayal of police in Hitchcock's films, such as"Shadow of a Doubt" was influenced by?
(a) Bad writing.
(b) The anti-establishment sentiment of the 1940s.
(c) Hitchcock's issues with authority figures.
(d) Hitchcock's fear of the police.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hitchcock realize about his use of the young boy in his film, "The Woman Alone"?

2. What did Hitchcock say was the reason the police were portrayed as inept in some of his films?

3. What was the only thing that intrigued Hitchcock about the novel "Psycho"?

4. What was the plot of "Woman to Woman" about?

5. Hitchcock refuted a story about which actor sending him fifty canaries?

(see the answer key)

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