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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Hitchcock born?
(a) London.
(b) New York.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Paris.

2. While working at Paramount Famous Players-Lasky, when would Hitchcock occasionally be given a chance to step behind the camera?
(a) When directors were sick or had an emergency.
(b) When the head figure at the studio was not around.
(c) When scenes involved no actors.
(d) When Hitchcock contributed an idea that they used.

3. How old was Hitchcock when he wrote the adapted script for "Woman to Woman"?
(a) Twenty-two.
(b) Twenty-three.
(c) Twenty-one.
(d) Twenty.

4. In what year did Hitchcock film "Spellbound"?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1947.

5. Why did Hitchcock's father take him to the police station?
(a) To identify a criminal.
(b) To take a lie detector test.
(c) It was the only safe place.
(d) As a form of punishment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Hitchcock's assistant after he became a director?

2. What did the 'MacGuffin' for "Notorious" involve?

3. Who wrote the screenplay for "Notorious"?

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

5. On which film did Hitchcock make his directorial debut?

(see the answer key)

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