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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What word did Truffaut use to describe using children in films in a suspenseful way?
(a) As 'ticklish'.
(b) As 'troubling'.
(c) As 'twisted'.
(d) As 'tricky'.

5. Which company did Hitchcock work for after leaving school?
(a) British Tabulating Machine Company.
(b) Union Electric Company.
(c) Central London Public Service Company.
(d) The Henley Telegraph Company.

6. What did Truffaut do for a living when he and Hitchcock first met?
(a) He was a model.
(b) He was a photographer.
(c) He was a film critic.
(d) He was a director.

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

8. How did Hitchcock shoot "Mr. and Mrs. Smith"?
(a) With a great amount of improvisation.
(b) As it was written.
(c) On location in Italy.
(d) With a very small production budget.

9. What kind of animal caused trouble for Hitchcock and his crew while filming "Number Seventeen"?
(a) Cats.
(b) Birds.
(c) Rats.
(d) Dogs.

10. What did cameramen use in order to hide a leading lady's aging?
(a) Gauze over the camera lens.
(b) Flashy sets.
(c) Bright lights.
(d) Vaseline on the camera lens.

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

12. What did the audience resent about Hitchcock's use of the young boy in his film, "The Woman Alone"?
(a) That he had a happy ending.
(b) That the boy used bad language.
(c) That anything bad happened to him.
(d) That the role was played by an American, not a Brit.

13. When Hitchcock began to pay more attention to scenarios than the plausibility of the plot, what was he able to focus on?
(a) Creating scenes with impact and value.
(b) The secondary elements of filmmaking.
(c) The audience's reaction.
(d) The visuals of the scenarios.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the Shuftan Process?

3. How did Hitchcock describe himself as a child?

4. What incident was the ending of "The Man Who Knew Too Much" based on?

5. In what establishment was the Shuftan Process used in order to film?

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