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About This Quiz
The 1946 film, "Notorious," is considered one of director Alfred Hitchcock's masterpieces. Starring Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman, the story combines a spy thriller with Hitchcock's first real attempt at a love story. Do you remember the details?
Where does the film's first scene take place?
A Chicago prison
A Miami courthouse
The film opens at a courthouse in Miami, where John Huberman is being tried for treason. He is sentenced to 20 years in prison as a Nazi spy.
A Los Angeles restaurant
A Washington office building
What does Alicia Huberman do when she gets home?
Has a party with her friends
Returning from the courthouse, Alicia does not seem upset about her father's conviction and imprisonment. In fact, she is rather giddy as she drinks and parties with a group of friends.
Prepares to move to New York
Gives a newspaper interview
Tries to commit suicide
Where does Alicia plan to go the following day?
New York
San Francisco
Paris
Havana
One of Alicia's well-to-do friends has a yacht and is planning to set off for Havana the next morning. He is quite insistent that Alicia come along with the group and she agrees.
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How does Alicia meet T.R. Devlin?
He has her arrested.
He crashes her party.
Alicia gets very drunk at her party, so she does not immediately notice the presence of a man she does not know. When everyone else leaves, he stays behind.
He approaches her at a restaurant.
She approaches him at a bar.
As they are driving, what does Alicia mistake for fog?
Smoke from a distant fire
Steam from a nearby plant
Her hair blowing in her eyes
Alicia is quite drunk but insists on driving anyway. When she complains about the fog, Devlin tells her it's the hair that is blowing in her face and covering her eyes.
Reflections from a lamppost
When they are pulled over, what does the police officer do after he looks at Devlin's ID?
Arrests both of them
Goes back to his car to make a call
Salutes him
Alicia doesn't know who Devlin is, but she gets a clue after he shows the police officer his ID. The officer takes a look, salutes, and lets them be on their way.
Asks him to get out for a DUI test
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What does Devlin offer Alicia?
A job
Devlin surprises Alicia by telling her the government wants to offer her a job. They are to travel to Rio de Janeiro to get information on Nazi spies who have a connection to Alicia and her father.
A place to live
Immunity from prosecution
Marriage
How does Devlin know so much about Alicia?
He has had her home wired for several months.
To convince her to help him, Devlin plays a recording for Alicia. His men have had her home wired for about three months and have heard many conversations between her and her father, proving that she knew he was a German spy.
Her father gave him information.
He has been spying on her friends.
Her ex-boyfriend works for the government.
What does Alicia tell Devlin she wants?
To be paid $100,000 for her help
To find a husband
To start a new life in France
To have a good time with her friends
Alicia is weary after her family's ordeal and has little interest in helping Devlin. She only wants to enjoy good times with her friends.
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How does Alicia's father die?
He takes a poison capsule while in prison.
The morning after his conviction, Alicia learns that her father has died in prison. He took a poison capsule, prompting her to agree to travel to Rio and help Devlin.
He is murdered by a prison guard.
He has a heart attack.
He hangs himself in prison.
When Alicia asks why the federal agents don't just arrest Alexander Sebastian, what is the response?
No one knows where they are.
There is not enough evidence yet.
Someone else would just take his place.
Although the authorities are aware that Alex is a spy and consorting with other spies, they want to cast a wider net. Captain Prescott is afraid that if Alex is taken out, someone else will replace him, so they want to make a bigger dent in the spy network.
They don't have the authority.
Why do Prescott and Devlin think Alicia is the right person to target Alex?
She is a friend of his sister.
He was once in love with her.
At one time, Alex was in love with Alicia, but she rejected him. Devlin and Prescott believe that if he sees her again and she is friendly toward him, he will respond and let her into his life, giving her the opportunity to get information.
She knows other members of his group.
His mother likes her.
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What does Devlin leave behind when he leaves the government office after learning Alicia has taken the job of spying on Alex?
A chicken he bought for their dinner
The address of Alex's home
His wallet and ID
A bottle of champagne
Devlin is not entirely happy that Alicia is planning to follow through on dating Alex in order to get close to him, because they have fallen in love. He has bought a bottle of champagne for them to share, but he accidentally leaves it behind at the office.
What cover story does Devlin concoct to explain to Alex how he and Alicia know each other?
They are cousins.
They used to date.
They met on the flight to Rio.
Since they cannot explain what their situation really is, Devlin devises a story to explain how they know each other. They tell Alex that Devlin is a public relations representative for Pan Am Airlines and they just met on the plane​ to Rio.
They used to work together.
Where do Devlin and Alicia go so Alicia can "accidentally" run into Alex?
A horseback riding club
Devlin wants to set up a situation in which Alex and Alicia can see each other and she can catch his attention. He learns that Alex often rides at a Rio club, so he and Alicia go there and arrange to ride past so Alex can see her.
A popular bar
A park near Alex's home
The office building where Alex works
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Who does Alicia see at the restaurant where she is having dinner with Alex?
Devlin
Her brother
Prescott
Alicia is surprised and taken aback when she sees Prescott at the restaurant where she is having her first date with Alex. She manages to contain her surprise so that Alex doesn't notice anything amiss.
A Nazi spy who worked with her father
Why does Alicia go to Alex's house for the first time?
To meet his family
To pretend to borrow something
For an intimate dinner for two.
For a dinner party given by his mother
Alex invites Alicia to his home to attend a dinner party his mother is giving. There she also meets his circle of friends, who are part of the Nazi spy ring.
During her evening at Alex's house, there is a quiet fuss over an item. What is it?
A bottle of wine
Before dinner is served, Alicia observes Alex and a man named Emil having a quiet but heated discussion concerning a particular bottle of wine. She makes a mental note of the label, thinking it might be important.
A crystal vase
A book
A gravy boat
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Why does Emil try to hard not to let another member of the group drive him home after dinner?
He knows the man will kill him.
It is clear that Emil has made a serious mistake during the dinner at Alex's house, although Alicia does not know what it is. As the evening is winding down, one of the Nazi conspirators insists on driving Emil home, but he tries to resist, knowing he will be going to his death.
The man is drunk.
He wants to stay longer.
He is attracted to Alicia.
Where do Alicia and Devlin meet to exchange information the first time?
A pub
The race track
Rather than risk having Alicia go to the office, Devlin meets her at the race track when she and Alex are there. It's a public place and they pretend they ran into each other by accident, but Alex is suspicious.
Behind a building
Outside the gates of Alex's house
Who is Dr. Anderson?
Alicia's psychiatrist
An American spy who has infiltrated Alex's inner circle
A German scientist living at Alex's house
Dr. Anderson is a mysterious individual who seems to be key to Alex's conspiratorial activities. Alicia learns that he is a German scientist, but the nature of the work he is doing at Alex's house remains cloudy.
A professor at a German university living at Alex's house
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What shocking news does Alicia bring to Devlin?
She has agreed to marry Alex.
Devlin in none too happy about Alicia's relationship with Alex, but he is treating her coldly, causing her to think he no longer loves her. When she tells him Alex has proposed, he tells her to do whatever she wants, so she says she will marry him.
Alex is planning to have her killed.
She is pregnant with his child.
Alex has been killed.
Why does Alex think his mother objects to his marriage to Alicia?
She is not Catholic.
She is too old for him.
His mother doesn't like her family.
His mother is jealous of her.
Alex knows that his mother is very possessive about him, so when she strenuously objects to his relationship with Alicia, he comes to one conclusion. She is jealous of any other woman to whom he pays attention.
Although Alicia gets Alex's mother to open all the locked closets in the house for her, there is one door to which only Alex has the key. What is that room?
The wine cellar
After marrying Alex, Alicia wants to open the many locked doors in the house that she now shares with him and his mother. Most of them are closets and Madame Sebastian opens them for her, but she says she cannot open the final door. It is the wine cellar and only Alex has a key to that door.
Alex's private study
His mother won't tell her.
A room containing Dr. Anderson's scientific equipment
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How does Devlin propose gaining entrance to Alex and Alicia's house to explore?
She should sneak him in through a back entrance.
She should throw a party and invite him.
After learning about the mysterious locked door, Devlin is determined to get into the house to look around. He talks Alicia into throwing a large party and inviting him, thus giving him an opportunity to disappear unnoticed for a while.
She should leave a door unlocked when she and Alex are out.
He should climb in through a basement window.
After slipping the wine cellar key off Alex's chain, how does Alicia give it to Devlin?
She hides it under a planter.
She slips it to him while shaking his hand.
Alicia hides the key in her hand and waits for Devlin to arrive. When he does, she shakes his hand in a welcoming gesture and deftly slips it to him without Alex noticing.
She slips it into his jacket pocket.
She wraps it in a handkerchief and gives it to him.
What goes wrong while Devlin is in the wine cellar?
He accidentally breaks a bottle.
After finding the bottles matching the one that caused a commotion at the dinner party, Devlin accidentally knocks a bottle to the concrete floor and it breaks. He gets rid of most of the evidence, but it turns out to be a lucky accident when he discovers that black sand is mixed in with the wine.
Dr. Anderson comes in and catches him there.
Alex's mother finds him there.
He knocks over a piece of scientific equipment and breaks it.
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When Alex comes downstairs before Devlin and Alicia can completely disappear, what does Devlin do?
He knocks Alex unconscious.
He pulls her behind some bushes.
He pretends they are having a heated argument.
He kisses her.
Although they have left the wine cellar, Devlin and Alicia are just outside the door when Alex appears and sees them. Devlin pulls Alicia into a passionate kiss, then explains to Alex that he was drunk and came on to her, but she rejected him.
How does Alex realize Alicia is working against him?
He overhears a conversation between Alicia and Devlin.
He notices that the cellar key is missing and then returned to his key ring overnight.
Alex sees his key ring on the dresser and notices that the wine cellar key is missing. After the party, Alicia goes to bed before he does. He later finds the key is back on his key ring ​and realizes she is the only person who could have taken it.
He sees her meeting with Devlin and Prescott.
His mother finds some incriminating documents.
Why is Alex afraid to tell his co-conspirators that Alicia is likely a spy?
He still loves her and plans to run away with her.
He is afraid they will kill her.
He is afraid they will put her on trial in Germany.
He is afraid they will kill him.
After realizing who Alicia is, Alex confides in his mother, but he refuses to tell his fellow Nazi spies. He is not afraid for Alicia as much as for himself, realizing they will likely kill him for marrying her and bringing her into their lives.
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How do Alex and his mother plan to kill Alicia?
By slowly poisoning her
Realizing they can't kill her openly, Alex's mother comes up with a plan to do it gradually. She begins slipping poison into Alicia's coffee, causing her to fall mysteriously ill and get worse over time.
By arranging a horseback riding accident
By taking her on a cruise and pushing her overboard
By arranging a car accident
How does Alicia realize she is being poisoned?
Her coffee takes on a strange odor.
Alex accidentally drinks from her cup and becomes ill.
Dr. Anderson accidentally reaches for her cup, and Alex and his mother rush to stop him.
Alicia doesn't know why she is becoming sicker and sicker until Dr. Anderson pays a visit. When he reaches for her coffee cup instead of his own, Alex and his mother jump up to stop him and give him the right cup. Their panic makes her realize that her own coffee is being poisoned and that is causing her illness, but she is too weak to do anything about it.
She looks up the symptoms in a medical book.
How does Devlin find out about Alicia's situation?
He overhears a conversation between Alex and his mother.
Alicia manages to get a note to him.
He sneaks into her room.
After Alicia fails to show up for their meetings for several days, Devlin gets worried and goes to the house. When he is alone for a moment, he goes upstairs and enters Alicia's room, finding her sick and groggy from being given sleeping pills. She tells him she is being poisoned and he takes her downstairs to go to the hospital.
He finds the poison.
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How do the Nazi spies realize Devlin's story about Alicia is not true?
There is no phone in her room, so she could not have called him.
Devlin tells the group that Alicia called him for help and he is taking her to the hospital. That seems likely until the guys realize the phone has been removed from her room, so there is no way she could have called him.
In her groggy state, she blurts out that she is in love with Devlin.
It comes out in a shouting match between Devlin and Alex.
Devlin gives the name of a hospital that doesn't exist.
As Devlin is leaving to take Alicia to the hospital, for what does Alex beg?
For her to stay with him.
For her to tell no one about the poison
For Devlin to see that her life is saved
For Devlin to take him too
Now that it is clear that Alicia was working for the opposition, Alex realizes that his life is in grave danger. He begs Devlin to let him go to the hospital, but Devlin refuses, leaving him to his inevitable fate at the hands of his Nazi friends.
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