View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Hitchcock's father take him to the police station?
(a) As a form of punishment.
(b) To identify a criminal.
(c) To take a lie detector test.
(d) It was the only safe place.

2. In what establishment was the Shuftan Process used in order to film?
(a) American Telephone and Telegraph.
(b) Pacific Electric.
(c) General Motors.
(d) The British Museum.

3. 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 the head figure at the studio was not around.
(c) When Hitchcock contributed an idea that they used.
(d) When scenes involved no actors.

4. Which of the following is NOT named as an actor Hitchcock favored?
(a) Mary Pickford.
(b) Buster Keaton.
(c) Douglas Fairbanks.
(d) Errol Flynn.

5. Over what span of time did the interview between Truffaut and Hitchcock take place?
(a) Twenty-four hour period.
(b) Sixteen days.
(c) A month.
(d) Fifty hour period.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Hitchcock NOT make up for the wallet of studio money he lost while working on his directorial debut?

2. At the time Hitchcock was making his foray into film, what was the opinion of American films?

3. After the British took over Paramount Famous Players-Lasky, what position was Hitchcock assigned to?

4. On which film did Hitchcock make his directorial debut?

5. When Hitchcock made his directorial debut, what was the film based on?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 296 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample