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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 kind of scene did "Psycho" start with?
(a) A wedding scene.
(b) A romantic scene.
(c) A mugging scene.
(d) A beach scene.
2. What had Hitchcock heard of happening in New Mexico and Norway?
(a) UFO crash landings.
(b) Experiments with film techniques.
(c) Secret bomb experiments.
(d) Audiences boycotting his films.
3. How many reels of "Rope" film had to be re-shot due to Hitchcock's problem with the ending?
(a) One reel.
(b) Three reels.
(c) Five reels.
(d) Six reels.
4. Who starred in "Rear Window"?
(a) Cary Grant.
(b) Peter Lorre.
(c) James Stewart.
(d) Anthony Perkins.
5. How did Hitchcock say he needed his surroundings to be?
(a) Buzzing with activity.
(b) Inspiring.
(c) Completely silent.
(d) Calm and orderly.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why did Truffaut consider "Rope" a milestone in Hitchcock's career?
2. In "The Wrong Man", what establishment did the true thief try to rob, which led to his arrest?
3. What did Truffaut wonder about Hitchcock's avoidance of politics in his films?
4. What did Hitchcock sacrifice for the sake of veracity in "The Wrong Man"?
5. What do some people refer to Hitchcock as an expert of?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Truffaut cite as an example of absurdity in Hitchcock's films?
2. Why did Hitchcock refuse to have his former boss at Famous Players-Lasky work for him on "Notorious"?
3. What did Hitchcock and writer Ben Hecht spend a lot of time choosing for the film "Notorious"?
4. How was the opening scene of "Psycho" designed with the audience in mind?
5. Why did Hitchcock avoid politics in his films?
6. What intrigued Hitchcock about making films?
7. What was the downside of involving psychoanalysis in the script for "Spellbound"?
8. What was wrong with the last five reels of the film "Rope", which caused Hitchcock to re-shoot them?
9. Why did Hitchcock have conflicts with the producer of "Notorious"?
10. What did Hitchcock's memorization of scripts stop him from doing?
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