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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. What were leading ladies required to do for the cameramen's age-hiding technique to work?

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

3. What genre was Hitchcock's film "Mr. and Mrs. Smith"?

4. On which film did Hitchcock make his directorial debut?

5. What happened to the little boy in Hitchcock's film, "The Woman Alone"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What was the plot of the first script Hitchcock wrote for Michael Balcon?

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

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

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

9. Describe Hitchcock's tenure at the Henley Telegraph Company.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Hitchcock's career during the 1940's. What are some of the notable films which Hitchcock worked on during this time? What technical innovations or career advancements did Hitchcock achieve during this time period? What comments did Truffaut and Hitchcock make about the films of this time period?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Hitchcock's career in the 1960's. Discuss Hitchcock's most significant works of this time period, for instance, 'The Birds' and 'Psycho'. Why are these films significant? What new techniques did Hitchcock introduce at this time?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of fear in the book "Hitchcock". What was Hitchcock afraid of? What caused his fears? How did they affect his work? How did they translate onscreen?

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