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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of scene did "Psycho" start with?
(a) A romantic scene.
(b) A mugging scene.
(c) A beach scene.
(d) A wedding scene.

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

4. What did Hitchcock say of many elaborate elements in his films?
(a) They were put in for his own satisfaction.
(b) They were usually added on a whim by the propsmaster.
(c) They were an early form of product placement.
(d) They distracted from the main plot.

5. What did Hitchcock believe might be the reason that people felt the need to watch his films several times?
(a) The stories.
(b) The plots were so complex.
(c) The richness of detail on the screen.
(d) There were visual gags that could be missed.

6. What did Hitchcock say the audience failed to understand about the film "I Confess"?
(a) The role of a priest as confessor.
(b) The subtle humor in the film.
(c) The complicated murder plot.
(d) The lengths people will go to to protect loved ones.

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

8. What did the 'MacGuffin' for "Notorious" involve?
(a) Money.
(b) Uranium.
(c) A statuette.
(d) A brief case.

9. What was Hitchcock notorious for memorizing?
(a) Capital cities.
(b) Which films won which awards.
(c) The names of everyone on set.
(d) Entire scripts.

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

11. In "The Wrong Man", what was the occupation of the man accused of robbery?
(a) Architect.
(b) House painter.
(c) Musician.
(d) Teacher.

12. What happened in the dream Hitchcock told Truffaut about?
(a) He was a child back at school.
(b) A bear attacked him.
(c) The dream evolved into a period piece.
(d) He was directing a film in Niagara Falls.

13. What did Hitchcock have the investigators search for in "Rear Window"?
(a) A murder weapon.
(b) The murder victim's head.
(c) The murder victim's fingerprints.
(d) Evidence of blood.

14. Hitchcock refuted a story about which actor sending him fifty canaries?
(a) Cary Grant.
(b) Peter Lorre.
(c) James Stewart.
(d) Anthony Perkins.

15. Why did Hitchcock refuse to hire the quiet man as his assistant?
(a) Hitchcock didn't think he needed an assistant.
(b) Hitchcock didn't trust the man.
(c) Hitchcock couldn't stand nepotism.
(d) Hitchcock thought it would be condescending.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year was "Rope" filmed?

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

4. What had Hitchcock heard of happening in New Mexico and Norway?

5. What did Hitchcock state that he practiced, "quite religiously"?

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