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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before Hitchcock, how were films typically shot?
(a) With a team of directors.
(b) Sequentially, scene by scene.
(c) With a static camera.
(d) Only in indoor studios.

2. What did Hitchcock have a little boy carry in his film, "The Woman Alone"?
(a) A bomb.
(b) A dead body.
(c) A knife.
(d) A mysterious box.

3. Why were many scenarios for the "Notorious" 'MacGuffin' cast aside?
(a) They were too simple.
(b) They were overly complex.
(c) They were too implausible.
(d) The producer disliked them.

4. What did Hitchcock say, as a child, when asked what he wanted to be when he grew up?
(a) An engineer.
(b) An actor.
(c) A writer.
(d) A veterinarian.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which company did Hitchcock work for after leaving school?

2. Why did Truffaut consider "Rope" a milestone in Hitchcock's career?

3. Where was a portion of Hitchcock's directorial debut filmed?

4. Who had contracted Hitchcock to make a film in America?

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

(see the answer key)

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