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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who appeared in each of Hitchcock's films?
(a) Edith Head.
(b) Hitchcock himself.
(c) James Stewart.
(d) David O. Selznick.

2. Which of the following did Hitchcock NOT study at a specialized school?
(a) Navigation.
(b) Cinematography.
(c) Mechanics.
(d) Acoustics.

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

4. What did Hitchcock say was the reason the police were portrayed as inept in some of his films?
(a) For humor.
(b) For the sake of creating a good story.
(c) Bad casting.
(d) They were based on real policemen he knew.

5. What did Hitchcock explain a MacGuffin is in a short story?
(a) A mysterious unmarked door.
(b) A staircase to nowhere.
(c) A trap to catch lions in Scotland.
(d) A file folder marked 'Confidential'.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Hitchcock, what do Jesuits have a deep sense of?

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

3. Where is the concept of a MacGuffin said to have originated?

4. What did Hitchcock become known for inserting into his films?

5. At the time Hitchcock was making his foray into film, what was the opinion of American films?

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