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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Hitchcock say he agreed to make "Mr. and Mrs. Smith"?
(a) For the paycheck.
(b) To broaden his range.
(c) As a gesture of friendship.
(d) For the technical challenge it offered.

2. What happens at the end of "The Secret Agent"?
(a) The hero is killed.
(b) The hero goes into hiding in northern England.
(c) A woman is saved from a fire.
(d) The world goes to war.

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

4. 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) Creating scenes with impact and value.
(d) The visuals of the scenarios.

5. What kind of animal caused trouble for Hitchcock and his crew while filming "Number Seventeen"?
(a) Birds.
(b) Rats.
(c) Cats.
(d) Dogs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Truffaut say that many people assume suspense must be related to?

2. What is Hitchcock known as?

3. What did Hitchcock explain a MacGuffin is in a short story?

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

5. Which Academy Award was given to Hitchcock's first American film?

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