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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Along with "Shadow of a Doubt", what other film did Truffaut name as having inept police characters in the story?

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

4. Where is the concept of a MacGuffin said to have originated?

5. What did Hitchcock say does not make or break a movie?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Hitchcock insist that his cameos in his films appear in the first five minutes?

2. What did Hitchcock do when he learned Paramount Famous Players-Lasky was planning to open a film studio in London?

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

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

5. What did Hitchcock say about movie endings?

6. What was the advantage to Hitchcock focusing more on scenario than plausibility in his films?

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

8. What did Hitchcock explain would happen if a film's plot was too complex?

9. What is the Shuftan Process?

10. What did Hitchcock explain was important to balance in making a film?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the interviewer, François Truffaut. Was he qualified to do this interview? What was his background? What opinions did he assert about Hitchcock's films and film making in general?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the genre of the book. What is the genre of the book? What are the elements of this genre? Why might Truffaut and Scott have decided to go with this format?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the silent film era. What defined this era in film making? What projects was Hitchcock involved in during this time period? How did the silent film era differ from later movie making?

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