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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did Hitchcock feel about his film, "The Secret Agent"?
(a) Regretful that he chose to make it.
(b) That the book was better than the film.
(c) It was his favorite of his films.
(d) Not particularly fond.

3. How did Hitchcock shoot "Mr. and Mrs. Smith"?
(a) On location in Italy.
(b) With a very small production budget.
(c) As it was written.
(d) With a great amount of improvisation.

4. Who starred in Hitchcock's "Mr. and Mrs. Smith"?
(a) Doris Day.
(b) Janet Leigh.
(c) Ava Gardner.
(d) Carol Lombard.

5. In what year did production wrap on "The Prude's Fall"?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1927.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1923.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did cameramen focus on to hide a leading lady's aging?

2. While working at Paramount Famous Players-Lasky, when would Hitchcock occasionally be given a chance to step behind the camera?

3. Hitchcock revealed that caption cards often didn't match a movie's dialogue due to which circumstance?

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

5. When Hitchcock began to pay more attention to scenarios than the plausibility of the plot, what was he able to focus on?

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