Alfred Hitchcock: Biography and Cinematic Techniques

What did Hitchock design when he worked for Famous Players-Lasky in 1920?

• sets

• movie props

• title cards

• movie covers

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Why was Hitchcock's first movie, Mrs. Peadbody, not finalized?

• insufficient funds

• nobody wanted to act in it

• shortage of time

• he misplaced the script

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What is so unique about his film Murder! (1930)?

• it stars Herbert Marshall

• it was one of his first films to surround a murder

• the use of voice-over narration

• the cast of characters

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What genre is The 39 Steps categorized as?

• romantic thriller

• mystery

• romantic comedy

• horror

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After signing an agreement to transfer to Hollywood, what was Hitchcock's final film in England?

• Young and Innocent

• The Man Who Knew Too Much

• The Lady Vanishes

• Jamaica Inn

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What film did Hitchock win an Academy Award and receive an Oscar nomination for?

• Jamaica Inn

• Rebecca

• Foreign Correspondent

• The Pleasure Garden

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What is special about the first film that Hitchcock made under his own production company, Transatlanic Pictures?

• it was black and white

• it was inspired by a real muder case

• there were two main characters, not one

• the film looked like it was shot in one take

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Why did Hitchcock begin to make television shows?

• it would profit him more

• films were not as popular

• to reach a bigger audience

• movie theaters went out of business

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Why did Vertigo not perform as well as Hitchcock's other works?

• it was very serious, and audiences failed to enjoy it

• it was a mystery movie and the mystery was never solved

• the setting was a made-up world

• he didn't hire enough well-known actors

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After the commercial success of "North by Northwest", Hitchcock made his most shocking movie: ___________.

• Vertigo

• The Birds

• Poltergeist

• Psycho

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