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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 position was Hitchcock promoted to in the company he worked for after leaving school?
(a) Technical Estimator.
(b) Account Manager.
(c) Head Engineer.
(d) Director of Planning.

2. Where is the concept of a MacGuffin said to have originated?
(a) Sci-fi novels.
(b) Kipling's stories.
(c) Spaghetti westerns.
(d) Comic books.

3. Who did Hitchcock meet that influenced his interest in writing scripts?
(a) American writers.
(b) Spanish writers.
(c) British writers.
(d) French writers.

4. What caused the theater audience to applaud at the premiere of "The Ring"?
(a) The handsome leading man.
(b) The film's montage.
(c) The exciting plot.
(d) The beautiful score.

5. What did Hitchcock have the investigators search for in "Rear Window"?
(a) A murder weapon.
(b) The murder victim's fingerprints.
(c) The murder victim's head.
(d) Evidence of blood.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Hitchcock describe his father?

2. Where did Hitchcock film "Spellbound"?

3. What was wrong with the end of "Rope" when Hitchcock filmed it?

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

5. What is NOT listed as an object to be used to understand the main character of "Rear Window"?

(see the answer key)

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