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

2. Who wrote the novel, "The Birds"?
(a) D. H. Lawrence.
(b) George Orwell.
(c) Anya Seton.
(d) Daphne du Maurier.

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

4. What did Hitchcock insist that all people have at least some tendency for?
(a) Arrogance.
(b) Voyeurism.
(c) Selfishness.
(d) Infidelity.

5. Why did Hitchcock refuse to hire the quiet man as his assistant?
(a) Hitchcock thought it would be condescending.
(b) Hitchcock couldn't stand nepotism.
(c) Hitchcock didn't trust the man.
(d) Hitchcock didn't think he needed an assistant.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Wrong Man", what was the occupation of the man accused of robbery?

2. What was "The Wrong Man" based on?

3. How did Hitchcock feel about casting departments when it came time to cast for his films?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Hitchcock have conflicts with the producer of "Notorious"?

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

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

4. What did Hitchcock believe inspired people to view his films many times?

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

6. For which film did Hitchcock break his rule of not improvising, and what was the effect?

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

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

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

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

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