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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While traveling in Germany, what was Hitchcock's crew instructed to smuggle onto a train?
(a) A coffin.
(b) A monkey.
(c) A grenade.
(d) A camera.

2. On which film did Hitchcock make his directorial debut?
(a) The English Fields."
(b) "The Pleasure Garden."
(c) "The Cottage in the Woods."
(d) "The Glass House."

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

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

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

6. Where was Hitchcock born?
(a) Paris.
(b) New York.
(c) London.
(d) Los Angeles.

7. What was the title of Hitchcock's first official film?
(a) 'The Lodger'.
(b) 'The Seductress.'
(c) 'The Outlaw.'
(d) 'The Temp'.

8. In "The Birds", who happened to be on the scene when a group of women began to discuss the birds?
(a) A nematologist.
(b) An ornithologist.
(c) A paleozoologist.
(d) An apiologist.

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

10. What did Hitchcock say was the reason the police were portrayed as inept in some of his films?
(a) For the sake of creating a good story.
(b) They were based on real policemen he knew.
(c) For humor.
(d) Bad casting.

11. What did Hitchcock say is essential to a film for the benefit of the audience?
(a) Impressive visuals.
(b) Simplification.
(c) A gripping climax.
(d) A solid cast and plot.

12. What did Hitchcock have a little boy carry in his film, "The Woman Alone"?
(a) A dead body.
(b) A bomb.
(c) A mysterious box.
(d) A knife.

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

14. What did Truffaut say about the success of "The Man Who Knew Too Much" in Britain?
(a) It was Hitchcock's greatest success in Britain.
(b) It was undeserved.
(c) It was a surprise.
(d) It was only successful due to the lack of competition at the theaters.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the audience resent about Hitchcock's use of the young boy in his film, "The Woman Alone"?

2. What were leading ladies required to do for the cameramen's age-hiding technique to work?

3. How was Hitchcock's first American film received in Britain?

4. What position was Hitchcock promoted to in the company he worked for after leaving school?

5. What happens at the end of "The Secret Agent"?

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