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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which company did Hitchcock work for after leaving school?
(a) British Tabulating Machine Company.
(b) The Henley Telegraph Company.
(c) Union Electric Company.
(d) Central London Public Service Company.

2. Where is the concept of a MacGuffin said to have originated?
(a) Comic books.
(b) Sci-fi novels.
(c) Spaghetti westerns.
(d) Kipling's stories.

3. What was confiscated at a border crossing when Hitchcock was directing his first film?
(a) Fireworks.
(b) A fake gun.
(c) 10,000 feet of unexposed film.
(d) Gun powder.

4. What did cameramen use in order to hide a leading lady's aging?
(a) Gauze over the camera lens.
(b) Vaseline on the camera lens.
(c) Flashy sets.
(d) Bright lights.

5. What were caption cards used for?
(a) To list the credits.
(b) To make up for the lack of sound in silent movies.
(c) To help the actors get into character.
(d) They were used as subtitles for foreign films.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were leading ladies required to do for the cameramen's age-hiding technique to work?

2. After the British took over Paramount Famous Players-Lasky, what position was Hitchcock assigned to?

3. What did Hitchcock say, as a child, when asked what he wanted to be when he grew up?

4. What did the audience resent about Hitchcock's use of the young boy in his film, "The Woman Alone"?

5. According to Hitchcock, Jesuits would do anything to avoid what?

(see the answer key)

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