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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Hitchcock say was the reason the police were portrayed as inept in some of his films?
(a) For the sake of creating a good story.
(b) They were based on real policemen he knew.
(c) Bad casting.
(d) For humor.

2. In what year did Hitchcock first travel to America?
(a) 1934.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1937.

3. Why was Truffaut an outstanding choice for interviewing Hitchcock?
(a) He had a great deal of interviewing experience.
(b) He was not afraid to ask the hard questions.
(c) He was a close friend of the director.
(d) He was a former film critic and cinematic expert.

4. Over what span of time did the interview between Truffaut and Hitchcock take place?
(a) Sixteen days.
(b) Fifty hour period.
(c) Twenty-four hour period.
(d) A month.

5. Who was Hitchcock's assistant after he became a director?
(a) Alma Reville.
(b) Annie Redmond.
(c) Ashley Rand.
(d) Ansley Riece.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of animal caused trouble for Hitchcock and his crew while filming "Number Seventeen"?

2. What did Hitchcock realize about his use of the young boy in his film, "The Woman Alone"?

3. What incident was the ending of "The Man Who Knew Too Much" based on?

4. Why did Hitchcock say he agreed to make "Mr. and Mrs. Smith"?

5. Who wrote the novel on which Hitchcock's film "Thirty-Nine Steps" was based?

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