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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. Where did Hitchcock film "Spellbound"?
(a) America.
(b) Britain.
(c) Italy.
(d) Mexico.

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

3. How did Hitchcock come to work on "Strangers on a Train"?
(a) The author asked him to direct the film version.
(b) The studio assigned it to him.
(c) He chose the novel to adapt himself.
(d) A friend recommended that he direct it.

4. What was "The Wrong Man" based on?
(a) A short story.
(b) A true story.
(c) A play.
(d) A German film.

5. One morning, what did Hitchcock tell Truffaut likely disturbed his sleep the night before?
(a) A howling cat outside his house.
(b) Thinking about what was discussed in their interview.
(c) The city traffic.
(d) Something he ate before going to bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hitchcock consider "Rear Window" to evoke the purest expression of?

2. What kind of dreams did Hitchcock say he didn't have?

3. What was the hope of the authors of the novel "Vertigo" based on as they wrote it?

4. Which film features a scene with a crop dusting plane?

5. In "The Wrong Man", what establishment did the true thief try to rob, which led to his arrest?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Of "Rear Window", what is said to change the connotations of the film?

10. How did Hitchcock approach filming romantic scenes?

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