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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did Hitchcock describe his father?
(a) As an intelligent man.
(b) As a nervous man.
(c) As a patient man.
(d) As a cruel man.

3. On which film did Hitchcock make his directorial debut?
(a) "The Pleasure Garden."
(b) "The Glass House."
(c) "The Cottage in the Woods."
(d) The English Fields."

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

5. What were caption cards used for?
(a) To list the credits.
(b) They were used as subtitles for foreign films.
(c) To make up for the lack of sound in silent movies.
(d) To help the actors get into character.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hitchcock become known for inserting into his films?

2. In what year did Hitchcock first travel to America?

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

4. Which Academy Award was given to Hitchcock's first American film?

5. In "The Birds", who happened to be on the scene when a group of women began to discuss the birds?

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