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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the only thing that intrigued Hitchcock about the novel "Psycho"?
(a) The shower murder scene.
(b) The hotel setting.
(c) The characterization of Norman Bates.
(d) The romantic scenes.

3. What kind of scene did "Psycho" start with?
(a) A beach scene.
(b) A wedding scene.
(c) A mugging scene.
(d) A romantic scene.

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

5. With "The Wrong Man", what aspect of the film is Hitchcock said to have gone out of his way to ensure rang true?
(a) The American dialect the characters spoke with.
(b) The settings of the scenes.
(c) The feelings that the film evoked.
(d) The resemblance of the characters to their real life counterparts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Hitchcock avoid politics in his films?

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

3. Who was the quiet man who approached Hitchcock during the filming of "Notorious"?

4. Why did changes have to be made to the "Vertigo" script before filming?

5. What did Hitchcock say the audience failed to understand about the film "I Confess"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why did the investigators in Hitchcock's "Rear Window" search for the murder victim's head?

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

6. What did Hitchcock say was lost with the film "Marnie"?

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

8. What did Hitchcock and writer Ben Hecht spend a lot of time choosing for the film "Notorious"?

9. What was the downside of involving psychoanalysis in the script for "Spellbound"?

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

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