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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of animal caused trouble for Hitchcock and his crew while filming "Number Seventeen"?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Rats.
(c) Birds.
(d) Cats.

2. How many reels of "Rope" film had to be re-shot due to Hitchcock's problem with the ending?
(a) Three reels.
(b) One reel.
(c) Five reels.
(d) Six reels.

3. At the time Hitchcock was making his foray into film, what was the opinion of American films?
(a) They were inferior to British films.
(b) They were improving rapidly.
(c) They were superior to British films.
(d) They were considered a highbrow art form.

4. According to Hitchcock, Jesuits would do anything to avoid what?
(a) God's wrath.
(b) Sin.
(c) Hell.
(d) Evil.

5. How was the murderer in "The Girl was Young" identifiable?
(a) By a tattoo.
(b) By an eye twitch.
(c) By facial hair.
(d) By a limp.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused the theater audience to applaud at the premiere of "The Ring"?

2. What did the audience resent about Hitchcock's use of the young boy in his film, "The Woman Alone"?

3. Hitchcock revealed that caption cards often didn't match a movie's dialogue due to which circumstance?

4. According to Hitchcock, what prevents a film audience from feeling emotions?

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

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