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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Hitchcock shoot "Mr. and Mrs. Smith"?
(a) With a great amount of improvisation.
(b) With a very small production budget.
(c) As it was written.
(d) On location in Italy.

2. Why was Truffaut an outstanding choice for interviewing Hitchcock?
(a) He was not afraid to ask the hard questions.
(b) He was a former film critic and cinematic expert.
(c) He was a close friend of the director.
(d) He had a great deal of interviewing experience.

3. What word did Truffaut use to describe using children in films in a suspenseful way?
(a) As 'tricky'.
(b) As 'ticklish'.
(c) As 'troubling'.
(d) As 'twisted'.

4. After the British took over Paramount Famous Players-Lasky, what position was Hitchcock assigned to?
(a) Editor.
(b) Head of advertising.
(c) Assistant director.
(d) Assistant producer.

5. What was the title of Hitchcock's first official film?
(a) 'The Seductress.'
(b) 'The Lodger'.
(c) 'The Temp'.
(d) 'The Outlaw.'

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hitchcock say it was important to find a balance between with a movie's plot?

2. What did Truffaut say that many people assume suspense must be related to?

3. Who wrote the novel on which Hitchcock's film "Thirty-Nine Steps" was based?

4. When Hitchcock began to pay more attention to scenarios than the plausibility of the plot, what was he able to focus on?

5. What topic in regards to Hitchcock's life had not really been written about before this book?

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