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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of Hitchcock's films failed before he had a comeback with "Strangers on a Train"?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Zero.
(d) Two.

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

3. What did Hitchcock have the investigators search for in "Rear Window"?
(a) A murder weapon.
(b) The murder victim's fingerprints.
(c) Evidence of blood.
(d) The murder victim's head.

4. In what year was "Rope" filmed?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1948.

5. What was the hope of the authors of the novel "Vertigo" based on as they wrote it?
(a) That Hitchcock would adapt it into a film.
(b) That James Stewart would appear in the film version.
(c) That it would become an international bestseller.
(d) That Hitchcock would hire them to write him a movie.

6. What did Hitchcock say of many elaborate elements in his films?
(a) They were put in for his own satisfaction.
(b) They were usually added on a whim by the propsmaster.
(c) They distracted from the main plot.
(d) They were an early form of product placement.

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

8. How did Hitchcock feel about casting departments when it came time to cast for his films?
(a) Distrustful.
(b) Confident.
(c) Burdened.
(d) Dependent.

9. In "The Wrong Man", what establishment did the true thief try to rob, which led to his arrest?
(a) A delicatessen.
(b) A grocery store.
(c) A bank.
(d) A salon.

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

11. While shooting the birds, a farmer told Hitchcock about crows dive-bombing which of his animals?
(a) His lambs.
(b) His cows.
(c) His horse.
(d) His chickens.

12. 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 been shot in color.
(c) If it had taken place in a darkened room.
(d) If the characters had been nude.

13. What kind of approach was needed toward the main character's adventures in "Spellbound"?
(a) A fantastic approach.
(b) A subtle approach.
(c) A child-like approach.
(d) A logical approach.

14. What did Hitchcock believe might be the reason that people felt the need to watch his films several times?
(a) There were visual gags that could be missed.
(b) The plots were so complex.
(c) The stories.
(d) The richness of detail on the screen.

15. What did Hitchcock consider "Rear Window" to evoke the purest expression of?
(a) The film noir genre.
(b) Film as high art.
(c) Character-driven story.
(d) A cinematic idea.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Hitchcock insist that all people have at least some tendency for?

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

4. What did Truffaut note that Hitchcock's films never started out as?

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

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