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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 leg in a cast.
(b) A broken camera.
(c) A deck of cards.
(d) Photographs on the wall.

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

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

4. How did Truffaut refer to "Notorious"?
(a) As a technical marvel.
(b) As a departure from Hitchcock's usual style.
(c) As a surprising failure.
(d) As the quintessence of Hitchcock.

5. What was the female lead shown wearing in the opening scene of "Psycho"?
(a) A wedding dress.
(b) A trenchcoat.
(c) A bra.
(d) A sundress.

6. What did Hitchcock say the audience failed to understand about the film "I Confess"?
(a) The lengths people will go to to protect loved ones.
(b) The complicated murder plot.
(c) The subtle humor in the film.
(d) The role of a priest as confessor.

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

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

9. Why were many scenarios for the "Notorious" 'MacGuffin' cast aside?
(a) The producer disliked them.
(b) They were overly complex.
(c) They were too implausible.
(d) They were too simple.

10. Which of Hitchcock's personal rules did he break during "The Birds"?
(a) To not make more than one film in a single year.
(b) Not to experiment technically while filming.
(c) To never improvise while filming.
(d) To avoid friendships with the film's actors.

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

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

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

14. Under which circumstance did Hitchcock say he would not have filmed "The Birds"?
(a) Had the budget been small.
(b) Had Tippi Hedren not agreed to be in it.
(c) Had his previous film not been so successful.
(d) Had the birds not been ordinary ones.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Hitchcock refuse to hire the quiet man as his assistant?

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

3. What did Hitchcock say about the frequency of his dreaming?

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

5. What was Hitchcock notorious for memorizing?

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