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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hitchcock revealed that caption cards often didn't match a movie's dialogue due to which circumstance?
(a) The original dialogue was not translatable.
(b) The original dialogue was often too racy for film.
(c) The original dialogue was often too long.
(d) The original dialogue was bad.

2. Along with "Shadow of a Doubt", what other film did Truffaut name as having inept police characters in the story?
(a) Notorious.
(b) Suspicion.
(c) Jamaica Inn.
(d) Sabotage.

3. Which Academy Award was given to Hitchcock's first American film?
(a) Best Original Story.
(b) Best Director.
(c) Picture of the Year.
(d) Best Film Editing.

4. Why did Hitchcock refuse to hire the quiet man as his assistant?
(a) Hitchcock didn't think he needed an assistant.
(b) Hitchcock didn't trust the man.
(c) Hitchcock couldn't stand nepotism.
(d) Hitchcock thought it would be condescending.

5. Who did Hitchcock work with to develop the screenplay for "Strangers on a Train"?
(a) Anthony Shaffer.
(b) Samuel Taylor.
(c) Raymond Chandler.
(d) Charles Bennett.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Hitchcock meet that influenced his interest in writing scripts?

2. How did Hitchcock describe his father?

3. What did Truffaut do for a living when he and Hitchcock first met?

4. In what year was "Rope" filmed?

5. What made "Rope" expensive to produce?

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