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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. According to Hitchcock, what do Jesuits have a deep sense of?
(a) Moral fear.
(b) Brotherhood.
(c) God.
(d) Forgiveness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hitchcock believe was his first step into the world of film?

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

3. What did Hitchcock talk about in regards to his film, "The Ring"?

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

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

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