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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was confiscated at a border crossing when Hitchcock was directing his first film?
(a) Gun powder.
(b) 10,000 feet of unexposed film.
(c) Fireworks.
(d) A fake gun.

2. How was the murderer in "The Girl was Young" identifiable?
(a) By facial hair.
(b) By a limp.
(c) By an eye twitch.
(d) By a tattoo.

3. What caused the theater audience to applaud at the premiere of "The Ring"?
(a) The exciting plot.
(b) The beautiful score.
(c) The handsome leading man.
(d) The film's montage.

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

5. While working at Paramount Famous Players-Lasky, when would Hitchcock occasionally be given a chance to step behind the camera?
(a) When directors were sick or had an emergency.
(b) When Hitchcock contributed an idea that they used.
(c) When the head figure at the studio was not around.
(d) When scenes involved no actors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were leading ladies required to do for the cameramen's age-hiding technique to work?

2. What was originally to be the topic of Hitchcock's first American film?

3. What was the name of Hitchcock's school when he was young?

4. What is the Shuftan Process?

5. Who offered Hitchcock his new position after the British took over the Paramount Famous Players-Lasky studio?

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