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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 did Truffaut do for a living when he and Hitchcock first met?
(a) He was a film critic.
(b) He was a photographer.
(c) He was a director.
(d) He was a model.

2. Where did Hitchcock film "Spellbound"?
(a) Britain.
(b) Italy.
(c) America.
(d) Mexico.

3. How did Hitchcock feel about his film, "The Secret Agent"?
(a) That the book was better than the film.
(b) It was his favorite of his films.
(c) Not particularly fond.
(d) Regretful that he chose to make it.

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. What did Hitchcock explain a MacGuffin is in a short story?
(a) A file folder marked 'Confidential'.
(b) A staircase to nowhere.
(c) A mysterious unmarked door.
(d) A trap to catch lions in Scotland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What genre was Hitchcock's film "Mr. and Mrs. Smith"?

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

3. What is said to be one of the most notable innovations of Hitchcock's films?

4. What was the focus of "Spellbound"?

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

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