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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Hitchcock come to work on "Strangers on a Train"?
(a) A friend recommended that he direct it.
(b) The author asked him to direct the film version.
(c) The studio assigned it to him.
(d) He chose the novel to adapt himself.

2. What was the plot of "I Confess"?
(a) A priest takes a confession from a murderer.
(b) A man plots to kill his heiress wife.
(c) A woman pleads guilty to a crime she did not commit.
(d) An FBI agent sends the woman he loves to seduce a criminal.

3. What did cameramen focus on to hide a leading lady's aging?
(a) Her fashion.
(b) Her profile.
(c) Her sparkling eyes.
(d) Her lips.

4. Who was Hitchcock's assistant after he became a director?
(a) Ashley Rand.
(b) Ansley Riece.
(c) Alma Reville.
(d) Annie Redmond.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Hitchcock born?

2. Which film actually became the first one Hitchcock filmed in America?

3. What was wrong with the end of "Rope" when Hitchcock filmed it?

4. What was common to the actors sent by casting when Hitchcock was searching for someone to play an ambassador?

5. How many reels of "Rope" film had to be re-shot due to Hitchcock's problem with the ending?

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