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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT named as an actor Hitchcock favored?
(a) Douglas Fairbanks.
(b) Buster Keaton.
(c) Mary Pickford.
(d) Errol Flynn.

2. What was the screenplay of Hitchcock's first official film based on?
(a) A play called "Who is He?".
(b) A play called "A Cup of Coffee."
(c) A play called "Escape."
(d) A play called "Wuthering Flower."

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

4. To which position was Hitchcock eventually promoted at Paramount's English studio?
(a) Head of the editing department.
(b) Head of the casting department.
(c) Head of the title department.
(d) Head of the costume department.

5. On what date was Hitchcock born?
(a) June 04, 1910.
(b) April 24, 1905.
(c) August 13, 1899.
(d) September 01, 1901.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Paramount Famous Players-Lasky plan to open a film studio?

2. What is Hitchcock known as?

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

4. What position was Hitchcock promoted to in the company he worked for after leaving school?

5. Hitchcock revealed that caption cards often didn't match a movie's dialogue due to which circumstance?

(see the answer key)

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