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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who offered Hitchcock his new position after the British took over the Paramount Famous Players-Lasky studio?
(a) Murray Bruce.
(b) Michael Balcon.
(c) Matthew Barrington.
(d) Martin Benson.

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

4. What was different about Hitchcock's first film in America?
(a) It lacked his signature style.
(b) It was filmed in color.
(c) It was a slapstick comedy.
(d) It included an animation sequence.

5. What did Hitchcock say, as a child, when asked what he wanted to be when he grew up?
(a) An actor.
(b) An engineer.
(c) A veterinarian.
(d) A writer.

6. How was the murderer in "The Girl was Young" identifiable?
(a) By a limp.
(b) By a tattoo.
(c) By facial hair.
(d) By an eye twitch.

7. Why did Hitchcock say he agreed to make "Mr. and Mrs. Smith"?
(a) For the technical challenge it offered.
(b) As a gesture of friendship.
(c) To broaden his range.
(d) For the paycheck.

8. What did Hitchcock believe was his first step into the world of film?
(a) Researching new technologies.
(b) Drawing advertisements.
(c) Planning landscapes.
(d) Making deals.

9. On what date was Hitchcock born?
(a) April 24, 1905.
(b) June 04, 1910.
(c) September 01, 1901.
(d) August 13, 1899.

10. What is said to be one of the most notable innovations of Hitchcock's films?
(a) Camera angles.
(b) Sound effects.
(c) Use of color.
(d) Lighting.

11. How old was Hitchcock when he wrote the adapted script for "Woman to Woman"?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Twenty-three.
(c) Twenty-one.
(d) Twenty-two.

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

13. Along with "Shadow of a Doubt", what other film did Truffaut name as having inept police characters in the story?
(a) Jamaica Inn.
(b) Notorious.
(c) Sabotage.
(d) Suspicion.

14. Which historical figure was the focus of Hitchcock's first official film?
(a) Julius Caesar.
(b) King Arthur.
(c) Jack the Ripper.
(d) Napoleon.

15. Which famous figure inspired a scene in "The Man Who Knew Too Much"?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) Walt Disney.
(c) Winston Churchill.
(d) Adolf Hitler.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Truffaut suggest the portrayal of police in Hitchcock's films, such as"Shadow of a Doubt" was influenced by?

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

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

4. What did Hitchcock explain a MacGuffin is in a short story?

5. What genre was Hitchcock's film "Mr. and Mrs. Smith"?

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