View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the screenplay for "Notorious"?
(a) John Michael Hayes.
(b) Ben Hecht.
(c) Anthony Shaffer.
(d) Angus MacPhail.

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

3. According to Hitchcock, Jesuits would do anything to avoid what?
(a) Sin.
(b) Evil.
(c) Hell.
(d) God's wrath.

4. How many of Hitchcock's films failed before he had a comeback with "Strangers on a Train"?
(a) Two.
(b) Zero.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

5. What did Hitchcock realize about his use of the young boy in his film, "The Woman Alone"?
(a) That it didn't match what was in the original screenplay.
(b) That he would win an award because of it.
(c) That it was ground-breaking.
(d) That it was a mistake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused the theater audience to applaud at the premiere of "The Ring"?

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

3. According to Hitchcock, what do Jesuits have a deep sense of?

4. What word did Truffaut use to describe using children in films in a suspenseful way?

5. What complaint did Hitchcock have about the original script for "Spellbound"?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 269 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample