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

2. Which of the following is NOT named as an actor Hitchcock favored?
(a) Douglas Fairbanks.
(b) Buster Keaton.
(c) Errol Flynn.
(d) Mary Pickford.

3. How did Hitchcock feel about his film, "The Secret Agent"?
(a) Not particularly fond.
(b) It was his favorite of his films.
(c) That the book was better than the film.
(d) Regretful that he chose to make it.

4. Why did Truffaut consider "Rope" a milestone in Hitchcock's career?
(a) It was based on a story that Hitchcock wrote himself.
(b) It earned Hitchcock an Academy Award.
(c) It was Hitchcock's highest grossing film.
(d) It was the first film Hitchcock produced.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which member of Hitchcock's family made an appearance in "Strangers on a Train"?

2. Why was Truffaut an outstanding choice for interviewing Hitchcock?

3. Which film actually became the first one Hitchcock filmed in America?

4. In what year was "Rope" filmed?

5. What was the plot of "I Confess"?

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