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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 appeared in each of Hitchcock's films?
(a) David O. Selznick.
(b) Edith Head.
(c) James Stewart.
(d) Hitchcock himself.

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

3. What was the plot of "Woman to Woman" about?
(a) A British officer who has an affair with a French dancer.
(b) The story of a woman who teaches young ladies at an etiquette school.
(c) A woman's journey to find her long lost mother.
(d) A group of Wren officers vying for the attention of one man.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How was the murderer in "The Girl was Young" identifiable?

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

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

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

5. What is the Shuftan Process?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Hitchcock believe was his first step into the world of film?

2. What did Hitchcock say about movie endings?

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

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

5. What schools did Hitchcock attend in his youth?

6. What old trick used by cameramen to hide the aging looks of actresses did Hitchcock explain?

7. What was Hitchcock's response when Truffaut asked whether he was intimidated by filming in America?

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

9. What incident did Hitchcock recall as a young child, which inspired his life-long fear of police?

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

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