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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 did Truffaut say that many people assume suspense must be related to?
(a) Revenge.
(b) Fear.
(c) Murder.
(d) Intimidation.

2. 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.

3. Where was a portion of Hitchcock's directorial debut filmed?
(a) Texas.
(b) Buenos Aires.
(c) Genoa.
(d) Istanbul.

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

5. Where did the Paramount Famous Players-Lasky plan to open a film studio?
(a) Mexico City.
(b) Chicago, Illinois.
(c) Islington, London.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were caption cards used for?

2. What is the Shuftan Process?

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

4. In what year did production wrap on "The Prude's Fall"?

5. On which film did Hitchcock make his directorial debut?

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