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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of approach was needed toward the main character's adventures in "Spellbound"?
(a) A fantastic approach.
(b) A child-like approach.
(c) A logical approach.
(d) A subtle approach.

2. One morning, what did Hitchcock tell Truffaut likely disturbed his sleep the night before?
(a) A howling cat outside his house.
(b) Something he ate before going to bed.
(c) Thinking about what was discussed in their interview.
(d) The city traffic.

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

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

5. What was the plot of "I Confess"?
(a) A priest takes a confession from a murderer.
(b) An FBI agent sends the woman he loves to seduce a criminal.
(c) A man plots to kill his heiress wife.
(d) A woman pleads guilty to a crime she did not commit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Truffaut say about the success of "The Man Who Knew Too Much" in Britain?

2. What were caption cards used for?

3. What had Hitchcock heard of happening in New Mexico and Norway?

4. What did Hitchcock talk about in regards to his film, "The Ring"?

5. Which company did Hitchcock work for after leaving school?

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