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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What complaint did Hitchcock have about the original script for "Spellbound"?
(a) It was almost identical to another film he had made.
(b) The dialogue included offensive language.
(c) It wasn't tight enough.
(d) It could only appeal to children.

2. After the British took over Paramount Famous Players-Lasky, what position was Hitchcock assigned to?
(a) Editor.
(b) Assistant director.
(c) Assistant producer.
(d) Head of advertising.

3. What were leading ladies required to do for the cameramen's age-hiding technique to work?
(a) Hold a reflecting mirror.
(b) Keep their heads tilted upward.
(c) Stay perfectly still.
(d) Move their heads back and forth.

4. What is NOT listed as an object to be used to understand the main character of "Rear Window"?
(a) Photographs on the wall.
(b) A leg in a cast.
(c) A deck of cards.
(d) A broken camera.

5. What is the Shuftan Process?
(a) A technique in which the actors may appear to have doubled.
(b) A technique using mirrors to reflect a picture in front of the camera.
(c) A technique that makes objects appear farther than they are from the camera.
(d) A technique that creates short spurts of light resembling lightning.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Hitchcock believe was his first step into the world of film?

3. What did Hitchcock have the investigators search for in "Rear Window"?

4. What made "Rope" expensive to produce?

5. What sort of plot would the term 'MacGuffin" most likely refer to?

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