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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While traveling in Germany, what was Hitchcock's crew instructed to smuggle onto a train?
(a) A camera.
(b) A monkey.
(c) A grenade.
(d) A coffin.

2. Who wrote the novel on which Hitchcock's film "Thirty-Nine Steps" was based?
(a) John Buchan.
(b) Erskine Childers.
(c) Joseph Conrad.
(d) John le Carré.

3. Who had contracted Hitchcock to make a film in America?
(a) David O. Selznik.
(b) Irving Thalberg.
(c) Sam Spiegel.
(d) Louis Mayer.

4. How was the murderer in "The Girl was Young" identifiable?
(a) By a tattoo.
(b) By an eye twitch.
(c) By a limp.
(d) By facial hair.

5. What did Hitchcock consider "Rear Window" to evoke the purest expression of?
(a) A cinematic idea.
(b) The film noir genre.
(c) Film as high art.
(d) Character-driven story.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During the filming of "Notorious", what was a minor crew member sent to scout in Beverly Hills?

3. What was the focus of "Spellbound"?

4. Where did the Paramount Famous Players-Lasky plan to open a film studio?

5. How was Hitchcock's first American film received in Britain?

(see the answer key)

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