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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What genre was Hitchcock's film "Mr. and Mrs. Smith"?
(a) Science fiction.
(b) Action.
(c) Period romance.
(d) Comedy.

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

5. How was Hitchcock's first American film received in Britain?
(a) Audiences resented his move to America.
(b) It was not released in Britain.
(c) Audiences were confused by it.
(d) Audiences liked the film.

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

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

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

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

10. Why was Truffaut an outstanding choice for interviewing Hitchcock?
(a) He was a close friend of the director.
(b) He was a former film critic and cinematic expert.
(c) He was not afraid to ask the hard questions.
(d) He had a great deal of interviewing experience.

11. At the time Hitchcock was making his foray into film, what was the opinion of American films?
(a) They were superior to British films.
(b) They were improving rapidly.
(c) They were considered a highbrow art form.
(d) They were inferior to British films.

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

13. Which Academy Award was given to Hitchcock's first American film?
(a) Best Film Editing.
(b) Best Original Story.
(c) Best Director.
(d) Picture of the Year.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the title of Hitchcock's first official film?

2. What is Hitchcock known as?

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

4. What is the Shuftan Process?

5. What were caption cards used for?

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