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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 was Hitchcock's first American film received in Britain?
(a) Audiences liked the film.
(b) It was not released in Britain.
(c) Audiences resented his move to America.
(d) Audiences were confused by it.

2. What word did Truffaut use to describe using children in films in a suspenseful way?
(a) As 'ticklish'.
(b) As 'troubling'.
(c) As 'tricky'.
(d) As 'twisted'.

3. What was the focus of "Spellbound"?
(a) Brainwashing.
(b) Genetic mutation.
(c) Psychoanalysis.
(d) Hypnotism.

4. What happened to the little boy in Hitchcock's film, "The Woman Alone"?
(a) He killed another boy.
(b) He died.
(c) He saved a lost camper.
(d) He ran away from home.

5. During the filming of "Notorious", what was a minor crew member sent to scout in Beverly Hills?
(a) A hotel.
(b) An old hospital.
(c) A house.
(d) A mine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Hitchcock's school when he was young?

2. Who wrote the novel on which Hitchcock's film "Thirty-Nine Steps" was based?

3. What is said to be one of the most notable innovations of Hitchcock's films?

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

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

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