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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was originally to be the topic of Hitchcock's first American film?
(a) The Hindenburg Disaster.
(b) The sinking of the Titanic.
(c) The story of a serial killer.
(d) The Civil War.

2. Hitchcock revealed that caption cards often didn't match a movie's dialogue due to which circumstance?
(a) The original dialogue was often too long.
(b) The original dialogue was often too racy for film.
(c) The original dialogue was not translatable.
(d) The original dialogue was bad.

3. What did Hitchcock become known for inserting into his films?
(a) Gags.
(b) Actors of all races.
(c) Original music.
(d) Up-and-coming actors and actresses.

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

5. What did Hitchcock realize about his use of the young boy in his film, "The Woman Alone"?
(a) That it didn't match what was in the original screenplay.
(b) That he would win an award because of it.
(c) That it was ground-breaking.
(d) That it was a mistake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Truffaut say about the success of "The Man Who Knew Too Much" in Britain?

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

3. What did Hitchcock have a little boy carry in his film, "The Woman Alone"?

4. Who did Hitchcock meet that influenced his interest in writing scripts?

5. Who had contracted Hitchcock to make a film in America?

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