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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 did Hitchcock say does not make or break a movie?
(a) The cast.
(b) The ending.
(c) The box office returns.
(d) The critics' opinions.

2. On what date was Hitchcock born?
(a) April 24, 1905.
(b) June 04, 1910.
(c) September 01, 1901.
(d) August 13, 1899.

3. What was the plot of "Woman to Woman" about?
(a) The story of a woman who teaches young ladies at an etiquette school.
(b) A group of Wren officers vying for the attention of one man.
(c) A British officer who has an affair with a French dancer.
(d) A woman's journey to find her long lost mother.

4. What is the Shuftan Process?
(a) A technique that creates short spurts of light resembling lightning.
(b) A technique in which the actors may appear to have doubled.
(c) A technique that makes objects appear farther than they are from the camera.
(d) A technique using mirrors to reflect a picture in front of the camera.

5. Where was a portion of Hitchcock's directorial debut filmed?
(a) Texas.
(b) Istanbul.
(c) Buenos Aires.
(d) Genoa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the little boy in Hitchcock's film, "The Woman Alone"?

2. What position was Hitchcock promoted to in the company he worked for after leaving school?

3. What did Truffaut do for a living when he and Hitchcock first met?

4. What did cameramen use in order to hide a leading lady's aging?

5. Along with "Shadow of a Doubt", what other film did Truffaut name as having inept police characters in the story?

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