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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. Which film features a scene with a crop dusting plane?
(a) The Man Who Knew Too Much.
(b) The Paradine Case.
(c) North by Northwest.
(d) Torn Curtain.

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

3. In "The Wrong Man", what establishment did the true thief try to rob, which led to his arrest?
(a) A grocery store.
(b) A bank.
(c) A delicatessen.
(d) A salon.

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

5. Who did Hitchcock prefer to cast in sexually-themed stories?
(a) Raven-haired beauties.
(b) Sophisticated blonds.
(c) Fiesty redheads.
(d) Mysterious brunettes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What made "Rope" expensive to produce?

2. While shooting the birds, a farmer told Hitchcock about crows dive-bombing which of his animals?

3. What did Truffaut say would have made the opening scene of "Psycho" more effective?

4. Who was the quiet man who approached Hitchcock during the filming of "Notorious"?

5. What technical innovation was used for the first time on "Rope"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Hitchcock's memorization of scripts stop him from doing?

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

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

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

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 intrigued Hitchcock about making films?

8. How did Hitchcock approach filming romantic scenes?

9. What did Truffaut cite as an example of absurdity in Hitchcock's films?

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

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