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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the audience resent about Hitchcock's use of the young boy in his film, "The Woman Alone"?
(a) That anything bad happened to him.
(b) That the boy used bad language.
(c) That he had a happy ending.
(d) That the role was played by an American, not a Brit.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did Hitchcock say must be done about the MacGuffin so that the story was not ruined?

4. According to Hitchcock, Jesuits would do anything to avoid what?

5. What did Hitchcock say about the characters in "Mr. and Mrs. Smith"?

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