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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the script of "The Man Who Knew Too Much" have to avoid showing?
(a) Foreign products.
(b) Deadly violence.
(c) Policemen with firearms.
(d) Too much flesh.

2. 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) For humor.
(c) Bad casting.
(d) They were based on real policemen he knew.

3. After the British took over Paramount Famous Players-Lasky, what position was Hitchcock assigned to?
(a) Assistant producer.
(b) Editor.
(c) Assistant director.
(d) Head of advertising.

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

5. Who was Hitchcock's assistant after he became a director?
(a) Ansley Riece.
(b) Annie Redmond.
(c) Ashley Rand.
(d) Alma Reville.

6. When Hitchcock made his directorial debut, what was the film based on?
(a) A novel.
(b) A poem.
(c) A play.
(d) An ancient fable.

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

8. What is Hitchcock known as?
(a) The Wizard of Cinematography.
(b) Alfred of Many Angles.
(c) The Master of Suspense.
(d) The Genius of Film.

9. Hitchcock revealed that caption cards often didn't match a movie's dialogue due to which circumstance?
(a) The original dialogue was often too long.
(b) The original dialogue was not translatable.
(c) The original dialogue was often too racy for film.
(d) The original dialogue was bad.

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

11. Why did Hitchcock's father take him to the police station?
(a) It was the only safe place.
(b) As a form of punishment.
(c) To identify a criminal.
(d) To take a lie detector test.

12. What did Truffaut say that many people assume suspense must be related to?
(a) Fear.
(b) Murder.
(c) Revenge.
(d) Intimidation.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was originally to be the topic of Hitchcock's first American film?

2. While traveling in Germany, what was Hitchcock's crew instructed to smuggle onto a train?

3. According to Hitchcock, what prevents a film audience from feeling emotions?

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

5. For Hitchcock, what was different about working on his first American film as compared to his British films?

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