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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 monkey.
(b) A coffin.
(c) A camera.
(d) A grenade.

2. What did Hitchcock explain a MacGuffin is in a short story?
(a) A trap to catch lions in Scotland.
(b) A file folder marked 'Confidential'.
(c) A staircase to nowhere.
(d) A mysterious unmarked door.

3. Over what span of time did the interview between Truffaut and Hitchcock take place?
(a) Sixteen days.
(b) Fifty hour period.
(c) A month.
(d) Twenty-four hour period.

4. What was originally to be the topic of Hitchcock's first American film?
(a) The sinking of the Titanic.
(b) The story of a serial killer.
(c) The Civil War.
(d) The Hindenburg Disaster.

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

6. For Hitchcock, what was different about working on his first American film as compared to his British films?
(a) It was harder to get production money from the studio.
(b) Only the filming location.
(c) The American actors were harder to direct.
(d) Hitchcock could not relate to the film's story.

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

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

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

10. What caused the theater audience to applaud at the premiere of "The Ring"?
(a) The film's montage.
(b) The exciting plot.
(c) The handsome leading man.
(d) The beautiful score.

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

12. What was the screenplay of Hitchcock's first official film based on?
(a) A play called "Who is He?".
(b) A play called "Escape."
(c) A play called "Wuthering Flower."
(d) A play called "A Cup of Coffee."

13. Where was a portion of Hitchcock's directorial debut filmed?
(a) Istanbul.
(b) Genoa.
(c) Buenos Aires.
(d) Texas.

14. What happened to the little boy in Hitchcock's film, "The Woman Alone"?
(a) He saved a lost camper.
(b) He ran away from home.
(c) He died.
(d) He killed another boy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had contracted Hitchcock to make a film in America?

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

3. Which historical figure was the focus of Hitchcock's first official film?

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

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

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