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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was one of Truffaut's favorite aspects of "Rear Window"?
(a) The darkness of the scenes.
(b) The moody music.
(c) The subtle humor.
(d) The use of close shots.

3. What happened to the little boy in Hitchcock's film, "The Woman Alone"?
(a) He killed another boy.
(b) He ran away from home.
(c) He died.
(d) He saved a lost camper.

4. What did cameramen focus on to hide a leading lady's aging?
(a) Her sparkling eyes.
(b) Her lips.
(c) Her fashion.
(d) Her profile.

5. In "The Birds", who happened to be on the scene when a group of women began to discuss the birds?
(a) An ornithologist.
(b) A nematologist.
(c) A paleozoologist.
(d) An apiologist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hitchcock assert that not every film needs?

2. What did Hitchcock say the audience failed to understand about the film "I Confess"?

3. Why did Truffaut consider "Rope" a milestone in Hitchcock's career?

4. What was common to the actors sent by casting when Hitchcock was searching for someone to play an ambassador?

5. In what year was "Rope" filmed?

(see the answer key)

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