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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. Which of the following did Hitchcock NOT study at a specialized school?
(a) Cinematography.
(b) Mechanics.
(c) Acoustics.
(d) Navigation.

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

3. Which historical figure was the focus of Hitchcock's first official film?
(a) King Arthur.
(b) Napoleon.
(c) Jack the Ripper.
(d) Julius Caesar.

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

5. Before Hitchcock, how were films typically shot?
(a) Only in indoor studios.
(b) With a team of directors.
(c) Sequentially, scene by scene.
(d) With a static camera.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Hitchcock's school when he was young?

2. What was the screenplay of Hitchcock's first official film based on?

3. What topic in regards to Hitchcock's life had not really been written about before this book?

4. What is said to be one of the most notable innovations of Hitchcock's films?

5. What kind of animal caused trouble for Hitchcock and his crew while filming "Number Seventeen"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Hitchcock say about movie endings?

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

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

4. According to Hitchcock, what was special about his film "The Ring"?

5. Why was the script for "The Man Who Knew Too Much" altered before filming?

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

7. In the 1920s, why would scripts often have to be changed, and how did Hitchcock feel about this?

8. At the film studio, Hitchcock produced caption cards for films. What was the purpose of caption cards?

9. What did Hitchcock try to do on the set of "Number Seventeen" which ended in disaster?

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

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