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Arizona State University THE 405 unit 6: Quiz: 1)The "auteur theory" was developed by a group of radical British critics designed to specifically celebrate Hitchcock's genius

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THE 405

unit 6:

Quiz:

1)The "auteur theory" was developed by a group of radical British critics designed to specifically celebrate Hitchcock's genius.

TRUE

1.            FALSE

2.            "D'Entre Morts Eles" was the original French silent film from 1918 that "Vertigo" is based on.

TRUE

1.            FALSE

3.            Grace Kelly acted in a small cameo roll in "Vertigo" as a favor to Hitchcock. TRUE

 

1.            FALSE

4.            In "Vertigo", Kim Novak plays Midge Wood, who Scottie Ferguson transforms into his dead lover, Judy Ester, in a famous scene where they kiss in a motel room.

TRUE

1.            FALSE

5.            "The Wrong Man" is a fictional original screenplay written by frequent Hitchcock collaborator John Michael Hayes.

TRUE

1.            FALSE

6.            One of the key scenes in "Vertigo" is when Judy, portraying the delusional Madeleine, acts as if she is trying to kill herself by jumping into the San Francisco Bay, and luckily, Scotty saves her.

1.            TRUE FALSE

7.            Hitchcock calls scenes like the one in "The Man Who Knew Too Much" where Jo

attempts to stop the assassination attempt in Albert Hall as "pure cinema" because of its' heavy use of visual elements

1.            TRUE FALSE

8.            "The Man Who Knew Too Much" was the first time that composer Bernard Herrmann

collaborated with Alfred Hitchcock.

TRUE

1.            FALSE

9.            Shirley MacLaine's film debut was in "The Trouble with Harry".

1.            TRUE FALSE

10.          "The Wrong Man" star Vera Miles was under personal contract to Alfred Hitchcock for her acting services, and she became one of his romantic fantasies like Grace Kelly had.

TRUE

1.            FALSE

 

 

 

11           Hitchcock calls scenes like the one in "The Man Who Knew Too Much" where Jo attempts to stop the assassination attempt in Albert Hall as "pure cinema" because of its' heavy use of visual elements

1              TRUE

2              FALSE

12           Film critic Andre Bazin is credited with developing the "auteur theory" to explain that film directors were the "authors" of their films.

1              TRUE

2              FALSE

13           "The Wrong Man" is a fictional original screenplay written by frequent Hitchcock collaborator John Michael Hayes.

1              TRUE

2              FALSE

14           Hitchcock considered the original British version of "The Man Who Knew Too Much" the work of a "talented amateur."

1              TRUE

2              FALSE

15           In "Vertigo", Kim Novak plays Midge Wood, who Scottie Ferguson transforms into his dead lover, Judy Ester, in a famous scene where they kiss in a motel room.

1              TRUE

2              FALSE

16           "The Wrong Man" star Vera Miles was under personal contract to Alfred Hitchcock for her acting services, and she became one of his romantic fantasies like Grace Kelly had.

1              TRUE

2              FALSE

17           Doris Day stars as Dr. Jo McKenna, a prominent surgeon, caught up in an espionage plot in "The Man Who Knew Too Much."

1              TRUE

2              FALSE

18           Hitchcock frequently wouldn't use his name when purchasing material to turn into films because the owners would raise the sale prices.

1              TRUE

 

2              FALSE

19           Hitchcock felt that British dry humor could play in the United States and hoped that "The Trouble with Harry" would illustrate that.

1              TRUE

2              FALSE

20           "D'Entre Morts Eles" was the original French silent film from 1918 that "Vertigo" is based on.

1              TRUE

2              FALSE