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End of the Line, Norman Trivia Quiz

These statements cover the last scenes of "Psycho" where Norman's true colors are unveiled. The psychiatrist tells an unnerving story. How's your insight on these answers?

A multiple-choice quiz by pentrivina. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
pentrivina

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
330,760

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Norman has been apprehended by the authorities after Sam Loomis stops him from killing Lila Crane in the fruit cellar of the Bates house. Dr. Richmond, the psychiatrist who has just examined Norman, has just entered the courthouse office. He starts to explain Norman's fantastic madness. An official asks Dr. Richmond if Norman confessed. The astute shrink says, "I got the whole story, but not from Norman." Who filled Dr. Richmond in? Hint

The guard

Norman's mother

The Sheriff

Sam Loomis

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Question 2 of 10

2. Dr. Richmond's recollection begins a decade earlier when Norman first snaps. Norman's first kill isn't any young woman, even though he has quite a history with that type of victim. Which line of Dr. Richmond's describes Norman's first sordid experience with taking a life?

Hint

"The day he butchered the mailman."

"The minute he poisoned his father."

"The time he murdered his mother and her lover."

"The second he strangled his girlfriend."

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Question 3 of 10

3. Dr. Richmond is now describing Norman's relationship with his mother. The two of them lived in their own world for years. What remark did the psychiatrist make to capture Mrs. Bates's parental spirit? Hint

"His mother knew how to get the best of him."

"His mommy made life easy for him."

"His mother was a clinging, demanding woman."

"His mama leaned on him every second of the day."

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Question 4 of 10

4. The formal name of the crime that Norman committed is revealed during Dr. Richmond's reminiscence. It may sound like Norman performed the crime while asleep. Which one of these statements exposes the act that was inflicted upon Mrs.Bates?
Hint

"Genocide is certainly the cataclysm here."

"Fratricide can be the worst unforgivable crime."

"Patricide will show the heinous motive in this case."

"Matricide is probably the most unbearable crime of all."

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Question 5 of 10

5. The shrewd Richmond now discusses how Norman had to keep his lifeless mother's presence alive. The minute he brought her back to their house after her filled coffin was buried, he began to disguise his voice. What did Dr. Richmond say Norman had to do to bring about the illusion of his mother still being alive?
Hint

"Give her an adrenaline shot"

"Give her half his life"

"Sit her up in a chair"

"Cover her with a wig and dress"

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Question 6 of 10

6. Lila, Sam, and Sheriff Chambers are in shock listening to Dr. Richmond deliver the whole sordid story of Norman Bates' past. One revelation leads to another and then the daring psychiatrist astonishes his audience with more controversy. He brings to light a fact about Norman's dual personality. Which line tells how Norman's mind was occupied?
Hint

"He surrendered to the dominant personality."

"Norman Bates never really existed."

"He was never all Norman, but often he was only mother."

"Norman would sometimes act like the father."

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Question 7 of 10

7. The psychiatrist is explaining how Norman met Marion Crane and became aroused enough to want her. That caused his mother half to go wild and kill. Sam is then curious about Norman being dressed up and asks why. What does the official at the desk verbally consider might be a cause for Mr. Bates' costume?
Hint

"It's a childhood fantasy."

"He's a transvestite."

"He's a cross-dresser."

"It's an identity crisis."

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Question 8 of 10

8. Dr. Richmond's final analysis of Norman's state is a chilling one indeed. He educates Marion's desolate associates and loved ones on the inner workings of Norman Bates' savage and torn mind. He completes his evaluation findings with a profound phrase. The shrink states to his listeners, "You see, when the mind houses two personalities..." What is the next part of this statement?

Hint

"... the better brain will win."

"... there's never a solution."

"... there's always a conflict, a battle."

"... only one personality can dominate."

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Question 9 of 10

9. There is a guard at Norman's door where he is being held in a room. This guard shows up at the door to the room where the analysis is being given to the officials, Lila and Sam. The guard asks the psychiatrist a question on Norman's behalf. What is the question about Norman's need?

Hint

"He wants to call home, can he use the phone?"

"He feels a little chill, can I bring him this blanket?"

"His ears are burning, can you repeat the conversation?"

"His mother needs him, can we transport her here?"

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Question 10 of 10

10. We finally come to Norman, or should we say Mother, who is shaking her head in disgust of her bad son. She won't let them blame her for killing those girls and that man. She knows she is being watched. She decides to sit completely still after she notices something on her hand. What is the final statement in this spine-chilling flick that expresses what Mrs. Bates will assume her peers will say? Hint

"Hey, why did they lock her up?"

"Well, she isn't possibly capable of murder!"

"Why, she wouldn't even harm a fly!"

"Oh, she couldn't ever do such a thing!"

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Norman's mother

"That is, from the mother half of Norman's mind," is Dr. Richmond's following line. The concerned parties in the courthouse are finding out the extent of Norman Bates' obsession with his mother. Though not mentioned in the movie, it is apparent that Norman is delusional. He believes he is someone he is not. As Richmond points out, "He tried to be his mother."

Answer: "The time he murdered his mother and her lover."

"He was already dangerously disturbed, had been since his father died." This is Dr. Richmond's analysis on how early in Norman's life his troubles began. Norman despises having another man that his mother met take over their lives. In "Psycho 4: The Beginning" it is divulged that Mrs. Bates loved vanilla iced tea.

It is used as a weapon to kill her. Norman's father is poisoned from bee stings.

Answer: "His mother was a clinging, demanding woman."

"Then she met a man, and it seems she threw him over for this man." Richmond reveals that was the last straw that pushed Norman over the edge enough to murder both of them. Dr. Richmond is played by the charismatic Simon Oakland who was Tony Vincenzo, Carl Kolchak's torrid boss, in "The Night Stalker" series from 1975. Darrin McGavin played the title role.

Answer: "Matricide is probably the most unbearable crime of all."

Dr. Richmond adds that it is "most unbearable to the son who commits it". This is the cunning psychiatrist's point on the guilt that Norman suffers. Norman must now erase the crime from his own mind. Matricide is the killing of one's mother. Genocide refers to a society or people. Patricide refers to a father. Fraticide refers to a brother or sister.

Answer: "Give her half his life"

It's not enough for Norman to have just a frigid corpse lying about. He begins to think and speak like his mother. In "Psycho IV: The Beginning", an aging Norman recalls to a radio show host how his mother was frigid with his father.

Answer: "He was never all Norman, but often he was only mother."

Norman, at times, can carry on a conversation with both personalities. The mother half, at other times, takes over completely. This applies when Mrs. Bates orders Norman to get out of her room twice. This is a dual conversation, but her dominance definitely takes over for those seconds.

Answer: "He's a transvestite."

Dr. Richmond reveals that Norman gives the corpse half his life by purchasing a cheap wig. Dr. Richmond also exposes Norman walking around the house and speaking in two different voices. Norman's pathological jealousy of his mother and his assumption of her jealousy are also noted by the shrink.

Answer: "... there's always a conflict, a battle."

Norman's battle is now over and the dominant personality has won. Dr. Richmond assures this to all concerned. Mrs. Bates has claimed her bad son. The marsh has claimed Marion Crane, Detective Arbogast, and the 40,000 dollars. After all, the good doctor reminds the audience that these weren't crimes of profit but passion.

Answer: "He feels a little chill, can I bring him this blanket?"

Take a good look at the second guard you see in the hall as the first
guard delivers the blanket to Norman. The guard that opens the door to
Norman's holding room is none other than Ted Knight from "The Mary
Tyler Moore show. Maybe Norman isn't chilled, but mother is since he is now channeling her persona fulltime.

Answer: "Why, she wouldn't even harm a fly!"

A fly, in fact, had landed on Norman's hand. The mother part of him says, "I'm not even going to swat that fly." As Norman grins, we see his face morph into the skeleton that is found in the fruit cellar. Then, alas, we see the authorities retrieving Marion's money-filled car by chain. Showing "The End" while the strings play the last unsettling piece makes for a truly memorable finish.

Source: Author pentrivina

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