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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did production wrap on "The Prude's Fall"?
(a) 1927.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1923.
(d) 1925.

2. Which of the following is NOT named as an actor Hitchcock favored?
(a) Mary Pickford.
(b) Douglas Fairbanks.
(c) Buster Keaton.
(d) Errol Flynn.

3. Why did Truffaut consider "Rope" a milestone in Hitchcock's career?
(a) It was the first film Hitchcock produced.
(b) It earned Hitchcock an Academy Award.
(c) It was Hitchcock's highest grossing film.
(d) It was based on a story that Hitchcock wrote himself.

4. Which historical figure was the focus of Hitchcock's first official film?
(a) Napoleon.
(b) King Arthur.
(c) Jack the Ripper.
(d) Julius Caesar.

5. What piece of equipment was used for the first time on "Rope"?
(a) A camera strapped to a dolly.
(b) A camera crane.
(c) A video playback machine.
(d) A boom microphone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which famous figure inspired a scene in "The Man Who Knew Too Much"?

2. What did Hitchcock say about the characters in "Mr. and Mrs. Smith"?

3. Where is the concept of a MacGuffin said to have originated?

4. According to Hitchcock, Jesuits would do anything to avoid what?

5. In what year was "Notorious" made?

(see the answer key)

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