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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the focus of "Spellbound"?
(a) Psychoanalysis.
(b) Hypnotism.
(c) Genetic mutation.
(d) Brainwashing.

2. Why did Hitchcock's father take him to the police station?
(a) As a form of punishment.
(b) It was the only safe place.
(c) To take a lie detector test.
(d) To identify a criminal.

3. In what year was "Notorious" made?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1944.

4. How did Hitchcock NOT make up for the wallet of studio money he lost while working on his directorial debut?
(a) He borrowed from the film's crew.
(b) He borrowed from his girlfriend.
(c) He borrowed from the bank.
(d) He borrowed from the film's stars.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following did Hitchcock NOT study at a specialized school?

2. What did Hitchcock say does not make or break a movie?

3. Which historical figure was the focus of Hitchcock's first official film?

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

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

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