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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 were leading ladies required to do for the cameramen's age-hiding technique to work?
(a) Keep their heads tilted upward.
(b) Move their heads back and forth.
(c) Stay perfectly still.
(d) Hold a reflecting mirror.

2. Which Academy Award was given to Hitchcock's first American film?
(a) Best Director.
(b) Picture of the Year.
(c) Best Original Story.
(d) Best Film Editing.

3. What kind of animal caused trouble for Hitchcock and his crew while filming "Number Seventeen"?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Rats.
(c) Birds.
(d) Cats.

4. Along with "Shadow of a Doubt", what other film did Truffaut name as having inept police characters in the story?
(a) Jamaica Inn.
(b) Suspicion.
(c) Sabotage.
(d) Notorious.

5. In what year did Hitchcock first travel to America?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1934.
(d) 1939.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who starred in Hitchcock's "Mr. and Mrs. Smith"?

2. Who did Hitchcock meet that influenced his interest in writing scripts?

3. Why did Hitchcock say he agreed to make "Mr. and Mrs. Smith"?

4. What did Hitchcock become known for inserting into his films?

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

(see the answer key)

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