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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who appeared in each of Hitchcock's films?
(a) James Stewart.
(b) David O. Selznick.
(c) Hitchcock himself.
(d) Edith Head.

3. How did Hitchcock describe his father?
(a) As a patient man.
(b) As a cruel man.
(c) As an intelligent man.
(d) As a nervous man.

4. 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 former film critic and cinematic expert.
(d) He was a close friend of the director.

5. While traveling in Germany, what was Hitchcock's crew instructed to smuggle onto a train?
(a) A coffin.
(b) A grenade.
(c) A camera.
(d) A monkey.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which position was Hitchcock eventually promoted at Paramount's English studio?

2. Which of the following did Hitchcock NOT study at a specialized school?

3. What caused the theater audience to applaud at the premiere of "The Ring"?

4. What were caption cards used for?

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

(see the answer key)

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