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

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

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

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

5. Which film features a scene with a crop dusting plane?
(a) The Paradine Case.
(b) North by Northwest.
(c) The Man Who Knew Too Much.
(d) Torn Curtain.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many reels of "Rope" film had to be re-shot due to Hitchcock's problem with the ending?

2. What was wrong with the end of "Rope" when Hitchcock filmed it?

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

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

5. Who wrote the screenplay for "Notorious"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Hitchcock avoid politics in his films?

2. What popular story did Hitchcock refute about Peter Lorre?

3. According to Truffaut, how did the audience get an understanding of James Stewart's character in "Rear Window"?

4. What was wrong with the last five reels of the film "Rope", which caused Hitchcock to re-shoot them?

5. Why did Hitchcock refuse to have his former boss at Famous Players-Lasky work for him on "Notorious"?

6. What did Hitchcock's memorization of scripts stop him from doing?

7. What did Hitchcock's meeting with a farmer during the filming of "The Birds" inspire?

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

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

10. What intrigued Hitchcock about making films?

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