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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Hitchcock, what do Jesuits have a deep sense of?
(a) God.
(b) Moral fear.
(c) Forgiveness.
(d) Brotherhood.

2. For Hitchcock, what was different about working on his first American film as compared to his British films?
(a) Only the filming location.
(b) It was harder to get production money from the studio.
(c) The American actors were harder to direct.
(d) Hitchcock could not relate to the film's story.

3. Which famous figure inspired a scene in "The Man Who Knew Too Much"?
(a) Adolf Hitler.
(b) Walt Disney.
(c) Winston Churchill.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

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

5. What was common to the actors sent by casting when Hitchcock was searching for someone to play an ambassador?
(a) They were all balding.
(b) They were all slightly overweight.
(c) They were all English.
(d) They all had little beards.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Hitchcock come to work on "Strangers on a Train"?

3. Why did Hitchcock refuse to hire the quiet man as his assistant?

4. What happens at the end of "The Secret Agent"?

5. After the British took over Paramount Famous Players-Lasky, what position was Hitchcock assigned to?

(see the answer key)

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