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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. According to Hitchcock, what do Jesuits have a deep sense of?

2. Who appeared in each of Hitchcock's films?

3. Where did the Paramount Famous Players-Lasky plan to open a film studio?

4. While traveling in Germany, what was Hitchcock's crew instructed to smuggle onto a train?

5. Which famous figure inspired a scene in "The Man Who Knew Too Much"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the photographs in the book "Hitchcock." What do the photographs tell the reader about Hitchcock and his film career? Why might the photographs in the book have been chosen? Why are photographs often included in biographies and other non-fiction portrayals of historical figures and influential people?

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