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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Hitchcock when he wrote the adapted script for "Woman to Woman"?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Twenty-two.
(c) Twenty-three.
(d) Twenty-one.

2. Who was said to rarely have the same viewpoint as the filmmaker?
(a) The audience.
(b) Film critics.
(c) The actors.
(d) The studio.

3. On which film did Hitchcock make his directorial debut?
(a) "The Pleasure Garden."
(b) The English Fields."
(c) "The Cottage in the Woods."
(d) "The Glass House."

4. Which Academy Award was given to Hitchcock's first American film?
(a) Picture of the Year.
(b) Best Film Editing.
(c) Best Director.
(d) Best Original Story.

5. What was originally to be the topic of Hitchcock's first American film?
(a) The story of a serial killer.
(b) The sinking of the Titanic.
(c) The Civil War.
(d) The Hindenburg Disaster.

Short Answer Questions

1. What incident was the ending of "The Man Who Knew Too Much" based on?

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

3. What was confiscated at a border crossing when Hitchcock was directing his first film?

4. What topic in regards to Hitchcock's life had not really been written about before this book?

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

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