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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was "The Wrong Man" based on?

2. What was the focus of "Spellbound"?

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

4. What kind of approach was needed toward the main character's adventures in "Spellbound"?

5. Hitchcock refuted a story about which actor sending him fifty canaries?

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

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

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

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

7. What did Hitchcock say was lost with the film "Marnie"?

8. What intrigued Hitchcock about making films?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Hitchcock's audience. What are some examples of how Hitchcock kept the audience in mind while filming? What are some examples of how the audience reacted to different Hitchcock films?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the silent film era. What defined this era in film making? What projects was Hitchcock involved in during this time period? How did the silent film era differ from later movie making?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Hitchcock's career in the 1960's. Discuss Hitchcock's most significant works of this time period, for instance, 'The Birds' and 'Psycho'. Why are these films significant? What new techniques did Hitchcock introduce at this time?

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