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

2. Why did changes have to be made to the "Vertigo" script before filming?
(a) To make it work for the big screen.
(b) To set it in America.
(c) To make it more accessible for international audiences.
(d) To make it appeal to a younger audience.

3. What was the only thing that intrigued Hitchcock about the novel "Psycho"?
(a) The shower murder scene.
(b) The romantic scenes.
(c) The characterization of Norman Bates.
(d) The hotel setting.

4. Who had contracted Hitchcock to make a film in America?
(a) Irving Thalberg.
(b) Sam Spiegel.
(c) David O. Selznik.
(d) Louis Mayer.

5. In "The Wrong Man", what establishment did the true thief try to rob, which led to his arrest?
(a) A bank.
(b) A grocery store.
(c) A delicatessen.
(d) A salon.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Hitchcock feel about his film, "The Secret Agent"?

2. What did cameramen use in order to hide a leading lady's aging?

3. Why did Hitchcock's father take him to the police station?

4. How did Truffaut refer to "Notorious"?

5. According to Hitchcock, what do Jesuits have a deep sense of?

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