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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Hitchcock, what prevents a film audience from feeling emotions?
(a) An unbelievable storyline.
(b) Bad acting and direction.
(c) Complexity.
(d) A story they cannot relate to.

2. Before Hitchcock, how were films typically shot?
(a) With a team of directors.
(b) Only in indoor studios.
(c) Sequentially, scene by scene.
(d) With a static camera.

3. Who was said to rarely have the same viewpoint as the filmmaker?
(a) The studio.
(b) The actors.
(c) Film critics.
(d) The audience.

4. How did Hitchcock describe himself as a child?
(a) As a loner.
(b) As a curious boy.
(c) As a brat.
(d) As a geek.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Hitchcock revealed that caption cards often didn't match a movie's dialogue due to which circumstance?

2. Who was Hitchcock's assistant after he became a director?

3. What incident was the ending of "The Man Who Knew Too Much" based on?

4. How did Hitchcock shoot "Mr. and Mrs. Smith"?

5. Where was Hitchcock born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Hitchcock believe was his first step into the world of film?

2. What is the Shuftan Process?

3. Why did Hitchcock go to America in 1937?

4. Explain one of Hitchcock's filming innovations with cameras.

5. In a short story, how did Hitchcock himself explain the term "MacGuffin"?

6. What was the advantage to Hitchcock focusing more on scenario than plausibility in his films?

7. Describe the troubles Hitchcock had while filming his directorial debut.

8. What was Hitchcock's response when Truffaut asked whether he was intimidated by filming in America?

9. What did Hitchcock try to do on the set of "Number Seventeen" which ended in disaster?

10. What did Hitchcock explain would happen if a film's plot was too complex?

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