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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Truffaut wonder about Hitchcock's avoidance of politics in his films?
(a) It is was because political films were expensive to make.
(b) If it was because Hitchcock was politically ignorant.
(c) If it was because Hitchcock's wife was a political figure.
(d) If it was done to avoid controversial issues.

2. What did cameramen use in order to hide a leading lady's aging?
(a) Gauze over the camera lens.
(b) Vaseline on the camera lens.
(c) Flashy sets.
(d) Bright lights.

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

4. Which film features a scene with a crop dusting plane?
(a) The Paradine Case.
(b) Torn Curtain.
(c) North by Northwest.
(d) The Man Who Knew Too Much.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT named as an actor Hitchcock favored?

2. What is said to be one of the most notable innovations of Hitchcock's films?

3. How would a kissing scene in "Psycho" have appeared to audiences at the time the film was released?

4. What happened in the dream Hitchcock told Truffaut about?

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

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