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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 happens at the end of "The Secret Agent"?
(a) The world goes to war.
(b) The hero goes into hiding in northern England.
(c) A woman is saved from a fire.
(d) The hero is killed.

2. What did Hitchcock assert that not every film needs?
(a) A big budget.
(b) A happy ending.
(c) Special effects.
(d) A superstar cast.

3. Who offered Hitchcock his new position after the British took over the Paramount Famous Players-Lasky studio?
(a) Martin Benson.
(b) Matthew Barrington.
(c) Michael Balcon.
(d) Murray Bruce.

4. While working at Paramount Famous Players-Lasky, when would Hitchcock occasionally be given a chance to step behind the camera?
(a) When the head figure at the studio was not around.
(b) When Hitchcock contributed an idea that they used.
(c) When directors were sick or had an emergency.
(d) When scenes involved no actors.

5. Where was Hitchcock born?
(a) Paris.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) New York.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. Along with "Shadow of a Doubt", what other film did Truffaut name as having inept police characters in the story?

2. What piece of equipment was used for the first time on "Rope"?

3. Who wrote the screenplay for "Notorious"?

4. What made "Rope" expensive to produce?

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

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