HITCHCOCK Test | Final Test - Easy

Helen G. Scott
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 126 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

HITCHCOCK Test | Final Test - Easy

Helen G. Scott
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 126 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was the female lead in "Psycho"?
(a) Kim Novak.
(b) Janet Leigh.
(c) Eva Marie Saint.
(d) Tippi Hedren.

3. What piece of equipment was used for the first time on "Rope"?
(a) A boom microphone.
(b) A camera strapped to a dolly.
(c) A camera crane.
(d) A video playback machine.

4. Who did Hitchcock work with to develop the screenplay for "Strangers on a Train"?
(a) Raymond Chandler.
(b) Charles Bennett.
(c) Samuel Taylor.
(d) Anthony Shaffer.

5. Who wrote the novel, "The Birds"?
(a) George Orwell.
(b) D. H. Lawrence.
(c) Daphne du Maurier.
(d) Anya Seton.

6. What did Truffaut say would have made the opening scene of "Psycho" more effective?
(a) If the face of the man in the scene had been concealed.
(b) If it had taken place in a darkened room.
(c) If it had been shot in color.
(d) If the characters had been nude.

7. Had Hitchcock not bought the rights to "Vertigo", who did Truffaut suggest might have bought them?
(a) James Stewart.
(b) MGM.
(c) A French director.
(d) Stanley Kubrick.

8. How did Hitchcock describe his usual dreams?
(a) Adventurous.
(b) Forgettable.
(c) Disturbing.
(d) Quite reasonable.

9. Which studio bought the rights and reissued "Rope"?
(a) Warner Brothers.
(b) Paramount.
(c) RKO.
(d) MGM.

10. Which member of Hitchcock's family made an appearance in "Strangers on a Train"?
(a) His daughter.
(b) His wife.
(c) His cousin.
(d) His mother.

11. What did the 'MacGuffin' for "Notorious" involve?
(a) Uranium.
(b) A brief case.
(c) A statuette.
(d) Money.

12. What kind of scene did "Psycho" start with?
(a) A wedding scene.
(b) A romantic scene.
(c) A beach scene.
(d) A mugging scene.

13. What did Hitchcock regret about "The Wrong Man"?
(a) Getting so deeply involved in the story.
(b) That audiences didn't respond well to it.
(c) Filming it on location.
(d) The title.

14. With "The Wrong Man", what aspect of the film is Hitchcock said to have gone out of his way to ensure rang true?
(a) The feelings that the film evoked.
(b) The resemblance of the characters to their real life counterparts.
(c) The American dialect the characters spoke with.
(d) The settings of the scenes.

15. What was the producer of "Notorious" unfamiliar with, which eventually led to the film being made with another studio?
(a) European politics.
(b) The cost of building sets.
(c) Atom bombs.
(d) The concept of a MacGuffin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened in the dream Hitchcock told Truffaut about?

2. What was the female lead shown wearing in the opening scene of "Psycho"?

3. While shooting the birds, a farmer told Hitchcock about crows dive-bombing which of his animals?

4. What was the plot of "I Confess"?

5. What was Hitchcock notorious for memorizing?

(see the answer keys)

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