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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 was Hitchcock's first American film received in Britain?
(a) Audiences resented his move to America.
(b) Audiences were confused by it.
(c) It was not released in Britain.
(d) Audiences liked the film.

2. While traveling in Germany, what was Hitchcock's crew instructed to smuggle onto a train?
(a) A monkey.
(b) A camera.
(c) A grenade.
(d) A coffin.

3. Which famous figure inspired a scene in "The Man Who Knew Too Much"?
(a) Adolf Hitler.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) Winston Churchill.
(d) Walt Disney.

4. What is Hitchcock known as?
(a) The Genius of Film.
(b) The Master of Suspense.
(c) The Wizard of Cinematography.
(d) Alfred of Many Angles.

5. What did Hitchcock say was the reason the police were portrayed as inept in some of his films?
(a) For humor.
(b) For the sake of creating a good story.
(c) Bad casting.
(d) They were based on real policemen he knew.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before Hitchcock, how were films typically shot?

2. What did Truffaut say about the success of "The Man Who Knew Too Much" in Britain?

3. What did Hitchcock realize about his use of the young boy in his film, "The Woman Alone"?

4. What did Truffaut suggest the portrayal of police in Hitchcock's films, such as"Shadow of a Doubt" was influenced by?

5. In what year did production wrap on "The Prude's Fall"?

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