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

2. How did Hitchcock say he needed his surroundings to be?
(a) Buzzing with activity.
(b) Completely silent.
(c) Calm and orderly.
(d) Inspiring.

3. 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 settings of the scenes.
(b) The resemblance of the characters to their real life counterparts.
(c) The feelings that the film evoked.
(d) The American dialect the characters spoke with.

4. What did Truffaut say would have made the opening scene of "Psycho" more effective?
(a) If it had been shot in color.
(b) If the characters had been nude.
(c) If the face of the man in the scene had been concealed.
(d) If it had taken place in a darkened room.

5. In what year was "Notorious" made?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1946.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Truffaut wonder about Hitchcock's avoidance of politics in his films?

2. What did Hitchcock say was lost on screen in "Marnie"?

3. In "The Wrong Man", what happened to the wife of the man on trial?

4. What was common to the actors sent by casting when Hitchcock was searching for someone to play an ambassador?

5. What did Hitchcock say of many elaborate elements in his films?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Hitchcock attracted to filming "Rear Window"?

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

3. Was there a connection between Hitchcock's religious upbringing and the film "I Confess"?

4. How was the opening scene of "Psycho" designed with the audience in mind?

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

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

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

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

9. How did Hitchcock approach filming romantic scenes?

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

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