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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What piece of equipment was used for the first time on "Rope"?

2. What did Hitchcock regret about "The Wrong Man"?

3. Which film features a scene with a crop dusting plane?

4. Why did Truffaut consider "Rope" a milestone in Hitchcock's career?

5. What was "The Wrong Man" based on?

Short Essay Questions

1. For which film did Hitchcock break his rule of not improvising, and what was the effect?

2. What did Truffaut reveal that the book "Vertigo" was based on?

3. Of "Rear Window", what is said to change the connotations of the film?

4. According to Truffaut, how did the audience get an understanding of James Stewart's character in "Rear Window"?

5. How did Hitchcock explain filming in color as being potentially problematic?

6. What did Hitchcock believe inspired people to view his films many times?

7. What did Truffaut cite as an example of absurdity in Hitchcock's films?

8. What did Hitchcock believe the audience failed to understand about "I Confess"?

9. What inspired the Norman Bates storyline in "Psycho"?

10. Under which circumstance did Hitchcock say he would not have filmed "The Birds"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Hitchcock's childhood. What similarities and differences can be seen between Hitchcock the child and Hitchcock the director? What major events did Hitchcock experience during his youth? Did Hitchcock have a passion for cinema as a child?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the interviewer, François Truffaut. Was he qualified to do this interview? What was his background? What opinions did he assert about Hitchcock's films and film making in general?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the use of humor in the interview as well as the humor used in Hitchcock's films. What type of humor is found in the interview? What time of humor is found in Hitchcock's films?

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