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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 position was Hitchcock promoted to in the company he worked for after leaving school?
(a) Account Manager.
(b) Head Engineer.
(c) Director of Planning.
(d) Technical Estimator.

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

3. What word did Truffaut use to describe using children in films in a suspenseful way?
(a) As 'tricky'.
(b) As 'ticklish'.
(c) As 'twisted'.
(d) As 'troubling'.

4. Where is the concept of a MacGuffin said to have originated?
(a) Spaghetti westerns.
(b) Comic books.
(c) Sci-fi novels.
(d) Kipling's stories.

5. What did Hitchcock say about the characters in "Mr. and Mrs. Smith"?
(a) He could not relate to them.
(b) He wanted to make another movie based on them.
(c) They were childish.
(d) They reminded him of him and his wife.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was Hitchcock when he wrote the adapted script for "Woman to Woman"?

3. Which of the following did Hitchcock NOT study at a specialized school?

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

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

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