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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Hitchcock say does not make or break a movie?
(a) The cast.
(b) The box office returns.
(c) The critics' opinions.
(d) The ending.

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

4. Along with "Shadow of a Doubt", what other film did Truffaut name as having inept police characters in the story?
(a) Sabotage.
(b) Notorious.
(c) Suspicion.
(d) Jamaica Inn.

5. Who starred in "Rear Window"?
(a) James Stewart.
(b) Anthony Perkins.
(c) Peter Lorre.
(d) Cary Grant.

Short Answer Questions

1. While traveling in Germany, what was Hitchcock's crew instructed to smuggle onto a train?

2. Why did changes have to be made to the "Vertigo" script before filming?

3. Who did Hitchcock work with to develop the screenplay for "Strangers on a Train"?

4. What did Truffaut do for a living when he and Hitchcock first met?

5. What did Hitchcock say the audience failed to understand about the film "I Confess"?

(see the answer key)

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