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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 company did Hitchcock work for after leaving school?
(a) British Tabulating Machine Company.
(b) Central London Public Service Company.
(c) The Henley Telegraph Company.
(d) Union Electric Company.

2. In what establishment was the Shuftan Process used in order to film?
(a) General Motors.
(b) American Telephone and Telegraph.
(c) The British Museum.
(d) Pacific Electric.

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

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

5. What topic in regards to Hitchcock's life had not really been written about before this book?
(a) Hitchcock's childhood.
(b) Hitchcock's personal life.
(c) Hitchcock's film preferences.
(d) Hitchcock's filmmaking secrets.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Hitchcock NOT make up for the wallet of studio money he lost while working on his directorial debut?

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

3. What did Hitchcock say, as a child, when asked what he wanted to be when he grew up?

4. Who offered Hitchcock his new position after the British took over the Paramount Famous Players-Lasky studio?

5. How did Hitchcock describe himself as a child?

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