FILMS OF ALFRED HITCHCOCK EXAM 2 MULTIPLE CHOICE

Who is the tennis player in the film (strangers on a train)?

Guy Haines

What idea does Bruno propose to Guy (strangers on a train)?

Switching murders

Where do Guy and Bruno first meet (strangers on a train)?

A train

Who is Guy trying to divorce (strangers on a train)?

Miriam

What visual device is used in Miriam’s death scene (strangers on a train)?

Her strangling reflected in her glasses

Where does the final chase take place (strangers on a train)?

A merry-go-round

What makes Bruno unique (strangers on a train)?

He is charming yet creepy

Anne Morton is the daughter of a: (strangers on a train)

Senator

What motif appears in the film’s opening shot (strangers on a train)?

Criss-crossing paths

What is Guy’s profession (strangers on a train)?

Tennis player

What does Bruno tell Guy he wants to free him from (strangers on a train)?

His wife

What Hitchcock theme dominates the film (strangers on a train)?

Doubling

Bruno’s relationship with his mother is (strangers on a train):

Childlike and unhealthy

Where is Miriam killed (strangers on a train)?

A fairground

How is Miriam’s death visually shown (strangers on a train)?

Reflection in eyeglasses

What item could incriminate Guy (strangers on a train)?

His lighter

What does Bruno later try to plant (strangers on a train)?

Guy’s lighter

What technique is used in the opening (strangers on a train)?

Cross-cutting between shoes

Who stops the runaway carousel (strangers on a train)?

A worker crawling under it

How does Bruno die (strangers on a train)?

Crushed by the carousel

Jeff’s profession is (rear window):

Photographer 

Why is Jeff confined to his apartment (rear window)?

Broken leg

What city is the film set in (rear window)?

New York

Lisa’s occupation is (rear window):

Fashion model

Who is the suspected murderer (rear window)?

Thorwald

Jeff’s nurse is (rear window):

Stella

The main theme is (rear window):

Voyeurism

Miss Torso represents (rear window):

Youth and desirability

What does Jeff drop that alerts Thorwald (rear window)?

A flashbulb

Lisa symbolizes (rear window):

The ideal Hitchcock blonde

Miss Lonelyhearts attempts (rear window):

Suicide

The composer represents (rear window):

Creativity

What do Jeff’s flashbulbs do (rear window)?

Blind Thorwald

Jeff’s apartment symbolizes (rear window):

A Stage

Jeff and Lisa’s relationship debates (rear window):

Gender roles

What does Lisa do that shocks Jeff (rear window)?

Climbs into Thorwald’s apartment

The final shot shows Lisa (rear window):

Reading a book

The courtyard acts as (rear window):

A theater

Who calls the police when Lisa is caught (rear window)?

Jeff

How many windows face Jeff (rear window)?

Dozens

What fear does Scottie suffer from (vertigo)?

Heights (acrophobia)

What profession did Scottie leave (vertigo)?

Detective

Who hires Scottie to follow Madeleine (vertigo)?

Gavin Elster

Who does Judy pretend to be (vertigo)?

Madeleine

In what city is Vertigo set (vertigo)?

San Francisco

What color is associated with Madeleine (vertigo)?

Green

Where does the policeman fall in the opening scene (vertigo)?

A rooftop

Carlotta Valdez is believed to (vertigo):

Possess Madeleine

Midge is Scottie’s (vertigo):

Ex-fiancée and friend

Where does the fake suicide occur (vertigo)?

Mission bell tower

Why can’t Scottie follow Madeleine up the tower (vertigo)?

His acrophobia

What does Judy throw away in the hotel (vertigo)?

The necklace

What object reveals Judy’s identity (vertigo)?

Carlotta’s necklace

The color green symbolizes (vertigo):

Scottie’s fantasy/obsession

What happens at the end of the film (vertigo)?

Judy falls from the tower

What does Scottie force Judy to change (vertigo)?

Her hair

What motif appears in the opening credits (vertigo)?

Spirals

Who is the true villain of the story (vertigo)?

Gavin Elster

What is the mission called (vertigo)?

San Juan Bautista

What type of camera effect shows the height of the tower (vertigo)?

Dolly zoom (Vertigo effect)

Who is the protagonist of the film (north by northwest)?

Roger Thornhill

What is Roger Thornhill’s job (north by northwest)?

Ad executive

George Kaplan is (north by northwest):

A fake CIA identity

Eve Kendall is played by (north by northwest):

Eva Marie Saint

What iconic scene features a small airplane (north by northwest)?

Crop duster chase

Where does the film begin (north by northwest)?

New York City

Where does the film end (north by northwest)?

Mount Rushmore

Who is the main villain (north by northwest)?

Phillip Vandamm

Roger is mistaken for a (north by northwest):

Spy

Leonard’s role isn (north by northwest):

Henchman

Who is Eve actually working for (north by northwest)?

The CIA

What is Vandamm smuggling (north by northwest)?

Microfilm

Who created the Kaplan identity (north by northwest)?

CIA

What does Roger write on the matchbook (north by northwest)?

A warning for Eve

In the Mount Rushmore climax, Roger (north by northwest):

Pulls Eve up to safety

What train do Roger and Eve take (north by northwest)?

The 20th Century Limited / Super Chief

Vandamm’s home is (north by northwest):

On a cliff

The major theme of the film is (north by northwest):

Mistaken identity

The UN scene was filmed (north by northwest):

Using hidden cameras on location

What happens to Leonard at the end (north by northwest)?

Falls from Mount Rushmore

Who steals the $40,000 (psycho)?

Marion Crane

Where does the film begin (psycho)?

Phoenix

Who runs the Bates Motel (psycho)?

Norman Bates

Norman’s mother is revealed to be (psycho):

Dead

Where does the shower scene take place (psycho)?

Cabin 1

The detective investigating Marion’s disappearance is (psycho):

Arbogast

Where does Marion hide the money (psycho)?

Newspaper

What dominant Hitchcock theme appears (psycho)?

Voyeurism

What fruit did Hitchcock use for the stabbing sound (psycho)?

Melon

Who finds Marion’s body (psycho)?

Norman

What does Norman clean the bathroom with (psycho)?

Mop

What is found in the basement (psycho)?

Mother’s corpse

The final shot shows (psycho):

Norman smiling eerily

Norman is described as (psycho):

Boyish

Whose car is pulled from the swamp (psycho)?

Marion’s

The Bates house symbolizes Norman’s (psycho):

Mind

Who explains the psychology at the end (psycho)?

A doctor

Who kills Arbogast (psycho)?

Norman (as Mother)

What color is the water in the shower scene (psycho)?

Clear

Marion’s job is (psycho):

Secretary