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  • 1. How much did 'The Seven Year Itch' earn in rentals at the North American box office?
A) $6 million
B) $3 million
C) $10 million
D) $1 million
  • 2. Which critic argued that Monroe's performance overshadows Ewell's character?
A) The New York Times
B) James Thurber
C) Billy Wilder
D) Micah Nathan
  • 3. What is the primary reason Billy Wilder felt the film did not succeed?
A) Bad directing
B) Low budget
C) Censorship constraints
D) Poor casting
  • 4. What percentage of reviews on Rotten Tomatoes are positive?
A) 95%
B) 50%
C) 72%
D) 84%
  • 5. To which company did Rupert Murdoch sell 21st Century Fox's assets in 2019?
A) Warner Bros.
B) Paramount Pictures
C) The Walt Disney Company
D) Universal Pictures
  • 6. What literary character was Richard Sherman compared to by some critics?
A) Jay Gatsby
B) Atticus Finch
C) Walter Mitty
D) Sherlock Holmes
  • 7. According to Micah Nathan, what is the underlying theme of the film instead of lust?
A) Revenge
B) Boredom
C) Jealousy
D) Greed
  • 8. What specific ranking did the film receive on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs list?
A) No. 10
B) No. 51
C) No. 100
D) No. 5
  • 9. What factor prevented the fulfillment of the male lead's desires in the film?
A) Production Code
B) Financial struggles
C) The Girl's rejection
D) Lack of time
  • 10. What did the Variety review express disappointment about regarding the character Sherman?
A) That he has no chemistry with The Girl
B) That he remains chaste
C) That he is too funny
D) That he is too old
  • 11. How did Billy Wilder describe the film in retrospect?
A) A cinematic masterpiece
B) A nothing picture
C) A revolutionary comedy
D) A financial failure
  • 12. What year was the film included in 'The New York Times Guide to the Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made'?
A) 2002
B) 1955
C) 2019
D) 2015
  • 13. In the analysis by Micah Nathan, what element is described as a pivotal moment?
A) The Girl's entrance
B) The opening credits
C) The dream sequence
D) The film's final scene
  • 14. What did the Hays Code forbid that Billy Wilder wanted to include?
A) Adultery
B) Fashionable clothing
C) Dancing
D) Humor
  • 15. What is the main subject of the dynamic between the male lead and The Girl?
A) Financial dispute
B) Long-lost friendship
C) Workplace rivalry
D) Magnetic allure
  • 16. When was The Seven Year Itch filmed?
A) June to August 1954
B) September to November 1954
C) December 1953 to February 1954
D) January to March 1955
  • 17. Which studio released The Seven Year Itch?
A) 20th Century-Fox
B) Warner Bros
C) MGM
D) Paramount Pictures
  • 18. Which character was added to the film version of The Seven Year Itch?
A) Inner voice of Sherman
B) Kruhulik the janitor
C) Elaine
D) Marie
  • 19. Why were many lines and scenes from the play cut or rewritten?
A) The director disliked the dialogue
B) The budget was too small
C) They were deemed indecent by the Hays office
D) The actors could not memorize the lines
  • 20. How many times do Sherman and The Girl kiss in the movie?
A) Zero
B) One
C) Five
D) Three
  • 21. Who created the abstract title sequence for the film?
A) George Axelrod
B) Joe DiMaggio
C) Billy Wilder
D) Saul Bass
  • 22. What was the occupation of Marilyn Monroe's husband, Joe DiMaggio?
A) Film director
B) Baseball player
C) Janitor
D) Journalist
  • 23. Where was the exterior shooting location for Richard's apartment?
A) 164 East 61st Street
B) 586 Lexington Avenue
C) Times Square
D) Central Park South
  • 24. What did George Axelrod believe happened to the tension of the story when the play was 'opened up' for the film?
A) It lost its tension
B) It became more suspenseful
C) It improved the pacing
D) It made the characters more relatable
  • 25. Where was the first location for the subway grate dress scene?
A) Outside the Trans-Lux 52nd Street Theater
B) Central Park
C) A Hollywood sound stage
D) 164 East 61st Street
  • 26. In what year was the film The Seven Year Itch released?
A) 1955
B) 1950
C) 1960
D) 1952
  • 27. Who directed the film The Seven Year Itch?
A) Alfred Hitchcock
B) George Axelrod
C) Tom Ewell
D) Billy Wilder
  • 28. The film is based on a play written by whom?
A) George Axelrod
B) Billy Wilder
C) Richard Sherman
D) Marilyn Monroe
  • 29. Who plays the character Richard Sherman in the film?
A) Billy Wilder
B) Tom Ewell
C) McKenzie
D) George Axelrod
  • 30. Where are Richard Sherman's wife and son spending the summer?
A) Chicago
B) Ogunquit, Maine
C) Los Angeles
D) New York City
  • 31. What is the occupation of the woman who lives in the apartment upstairs?
A) Psychiatrist
B) Publishing executive
C) Commercial actress
D) Nurse
  • 32. In the film, what is the name of the psychiatrist who wrote the book about the seven-year itch?
A) Dr. Brubaker
B) Dr. Axelrod
C) Dr. McKenzie
D) Dr. Sherman
  • 33. What piece of music does Richard imagine himself playing to seduce the woman?
A) Chopsticks
B) Beethoven's Fifth
C) Moonlight Sonata
D) Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto
  • 34. What movie do Richard and the young woman go see together?
A) The Seven Year Itch
B) Some Like It Hot
C) The Apartment
D) Creature from the Black Lagoon
  • 35. What item did Ricky accidentally leave behind at the apartment?
A) A kayak paddle
B) A toy train
C) A book
D) A tomato plant
  • 36. What falls onto Richard's lounge chair from the balcony?
A) A book
B) A piece of laundry
C) A potted tomato plant
D) A glass of champagne
  • 37. What song do Richard and the woman play on the piano together?
A) Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto
B) Happy Birthday
C) Chopsticks
D) The Star-Spangled Banner
  • 38. What is the name of the man in Maine that Richard suspects his wife is seeing?
A) McKenzie
B) Sherman
C) Ricky
D) Brubaker
  • 39. What is the titular phrase 'The Seven Year Itch' used to describe?
A) A skin condition
B) A desire to move to Maine
C) A successful career transition
D) Waning interest in a monogamous relationship
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