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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 was the name of Hitchcock's school when he was young?
(a) St. Augustine's College.
(b) St. Ignatius College.
(c) St. Peter's College.
(d) St. Mary's College.

2. Which historical figure was the focus of Hitchcock's first official film?
(a) Jack the Ripper.
(b) Napoleon.
(c) Julius Caesar.
(d) King Arthur.

3. What was originally to be the topic of Hitchcock's first American film?
(a) The sinking of the Titanic.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) The story of a serial killer.
(d) The Hindenburg Disaster.

4. What happens at the end of "The Secret Agent"?
(a) A woman is saved from a fire.
(b) The hero is killed.
(c) The hero goes into hiding in northern England.
(d) The world goes to war.

5. What did Hitchcock realize about his use of the young boy in his film, "The Woman Alone"?
(a) That it was a mistake.
(b) That it didn't match what was in the original screenplay.
(c) That he would win an award because of it.
(d) That it was ground-breaking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hitchcock say does not make or break a movie?

2. Before Hitchcock, how were films typically shot?

3. What was wrong with the end of "Rope" when Hitchcock filmed it?

4. Which of the following is NOT named as an actor Hitchcock favored?

5. Who did Hitchcock prefer to cast in sexually-themed stories?

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