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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What was the focus of "Spellbound"?
(a) Genetic mutation.
(b) Psychoanalysis.
(c) Brainwashing.
(d) Hypnotism.

6. What did Hitchcock say about the frequency of his dreaming?
(a) He never dreamed.
(b) He had several vivid dreams every night.
(c) He dreamed once or twice a week.
(d) He did not dream often.

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

8. How would a kissing scene in "Psycho" have appeared to audiences at the time the film was released?
(a) Confusing.
(b) Too chaste.
(c) Inappropriate.
(d) Shocking.

9. Who did Hitchcock prefer to cast in sexually-themed stories?
(a) Sophisticated blonds.
(b) Mysterious brunettes.
(c) Raven-haired beauties.
(d) Fiesty redheads.

10. Why was Hitchcock attracted to filming "Rear Window"?
(a) He liked working with the actors involved.
(b) The studio offered him a big budget for the film.
(c) The story intrigued him.
(d) It was a technically challenging production.

11. 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.

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

13. What did a story that a farmer told Hitchcock about crows inspire in "The Birds"?
(a) A scene where a bird attacked a dog.
(b) For the pigeons in the script to be replaced with crows.
(c) A shot of a rooftop covered in hundreds of crows.
(d) A scene where a bird gouged out a man's eyes.

14. What kind of dreams did Hitchcock say he didn't have?
(a) Erotic dreams.
(b) Nightmares.
(c) Lucid dreams.
(d) Dreams in color.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which emotion did Truffaut say was easily transferred to film?

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

3. What did the 'MacGuffin' for "Notorious" involve?

4. What technical innovation was used for the first time on "Rope"?

5. In what year was "Notorious" made?

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