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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were caption cards used for?
(a) They were used as subtitles for foreign films.
(b) To help the actors get into character.
(c) To make up for the lack of sound in silent movies.
(d) To list the credits.

2. Where was Hitchcock born?
(a) New York.
(b) London.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Paris.

3. According to Hitchcock, what prevents a film audience from feeling emotions?
(a) An unbelievable storyline.
(b) A story they cannot relate to.
(c) Bad acting and direction.
(d) Complexity.

4. Which film actually became the first one Hitchcock filmed in America?
(a) Foreign Correspondent.
(b) The Paradine Case.
(c) Rebecca.
(d) Mr. & Mrs. Smith.

5. What did Hitchcock say must be done about the MacGuffin so that the story was not ruined?
(a) It must only be revealed at the end of the film.
(b) It must be kept simple.
(c) It must never fall into the hands of the story's antagonist.
(d) It must be an item of little monetary value.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Hitchcock when he wrote the adapted script for "Woman to Woman"?

2. When Hitchcock began to pay more attention to scenarios than the plausibility of the plot, what was he able to focus on?

3. What is Hitchcock known as?

4. Who was Hitchcock's assistant after he became a director?

5. What did the script of "The Man Who Knew Too Much" have to avoid showing?

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