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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why did Truffaut consider "Rope" a milestone in Hitchcock's career?
(a) It earned Hitchcock an Academy Award.
(b) It was Hitchcock's highest grossing film.
(c) It was based on a story that Hitchcock wrote himself.
(d) It was the first film Hitchcock produced.

4. What made "Rope" expensive to produce?
(a) The cost of filming on location.
(b) The technical innovations that went into making it.
(c) The lawsuits that were brought against it.
(d) The salaries of the cast.

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

6. What was common to the actors sent by casting when Hitchcock was searching for someone to play an ambassador?
(a) They were all English.
(b) They were all balding.
(c) They all had little beards.
(d) They were all slightly overweight.

7. Where did Hitchcock film "Spellbound"?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Britain.
(c) America.
(d) Italy.

8. In what year did Hitchcock film "Spellbound"?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1942.

9. What happened in the dream Hitchcock told Truffaut about?
(a) A bear attacked him.
(b) The dream evolved into a period piece.
(c) He was a child back at school.
(d) He was directing a film in Niagara Falls.

10. Who did the character Norman have conversations with in "Psycho"?
(a) The hotel's groundskeeper.
(b) His own reflection.
(c) A squirrel.
(d) His mother.

11. During the filming of "Notorious", what was a minor crew member sent to scout in Beverly Hills?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A mine.
(c) A house.
(d) An old hospital.

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

13. One morning, what did Hitchcock tell Truffaut likely disturbed his sleep the night before?
(a) Thinking about what was discussed in their interview.
(b) The city traffic.
(c) A howling cat outside his house.
(d) Something he ate before going to bed.

14. What was "The Wrong Man" based on?
(a) A German film.
(b) A short story.
(c) A play.
(d) A true story.

15. Which emotion did Truffaut say was easily transferred to film?
(a) Anger.
(b) Lust.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Fear.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Hitchcock state that he practiced, "quite religiously"?

3. How would a kissing scene in "Psycho" have appeared to audiences at the time the film was released?

4. What did Hitchcock have the investigators search for in "Rear Window"?

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

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