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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. Had Hitchcock not bought the rights to "Vertigo", who did Truffaut suggest might have bought them?
(a) James Stewart.
(b) Stanley Kubrick.
(c) A French director.
(d) MGM.

2. What kind of approach was needed toward the main character's adventures in "Spellbound"?
(a) A fantastic approach.
(b) A subtle approach.
(c) A logical approach.
(d) A child-like approach.

3. Who did the character Norman have conversations with in "Psycho"?
(a) His mother.
(b) A squirrel.
(c) His own reflection.
(d) The hotel's groundskeeper.

4. How did Hitchcock approach romance in a film?
(a) With discomfort and embarrassment.
(b) Just as any other dramatic mood.
(c) As he would an action scene.
(d) As he would a dance scene.

5. While shooting the birds, a farmer told Hitchcock about crows dive-bombing which of his animals?
(a) His lambs.
(b) His chickens.
(c) His cows.
(d) His horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Hitchcock refuse to hire the quiet man as his assistant?

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

3. With "The Wrong Man", what aspect of the film is Hitchcock said to have gone out of his way to ensure rang true?

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

5. What was Hitchcock notorious for memorizing?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Hitchcock explain filming in color as being potentially problematic?

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

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

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

5. What did Truffaut say would have improved the opening scene of "Psycho"?

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

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

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

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

10. How did Hitchcock approach filming romantic scenes?

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