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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Hitchcock meet that influenced his interest in writing scripts?
(a) American writers.
(b) British writers.
(c) French writers.
(d) Spanish writers.

2. Who did Hitchcock say was the actual recipient of the Oscar?
(a) The film's producer.
(b) The film's production crew.
(c) The film's writers.
(d) The film's stars.

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

4. How did Hitchcock feel about his film, "The Secret Agent"?
(a) It was his favorite of his films.
(b) Not particularly fond.
(c) That the book was better than the film.
(d) Regretful that he chose to make it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Hitchcock describe himself as a child?

2. What did Hitchcock have a little boy carry in his film, "The Woman Alone"?

3. What did Truffaut do for a living when he and Hitchcock first met?

4. What did cameramen use in order to hide a leading lady's aging?

5. Who offered Hitchcock his new position after the British took over the Paramount Famous Players-Lasky studio?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Hitchcock say about movie endings?

2. What did Hitchcock learn from his film, "The Woman Alone"?

3. In a short story, how did Hitchcock himself explain the term "MacGuffin"?

4. Why did Hitchcock go to America in 1937?

5. From where does the term "MacGuffin" originate?

6. How was Hitchcock's first American film received by the public and his peers?

7. Describe the troubles Hitchcock had while filming his directorial debut.

8. After working in the title department at Paramount Famous Players-Lasky, what skill did Hitchcock begin to practice?

9. When was Hitchcock occasionally allowed to step behind the camera at Paramount Famous Players-Lasky?

10. How did it come about that Hitchcock made appearances in each of his films?

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