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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is said to be one of the most notable innovations of Hitchcock's films?
(a) Lighting.
(b) Use of color.
(c) Sound effects.
(d) Camera angles.

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

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

4. What word did Truffaut use to describe using children in films in a suspenseful way?
(a) As 'ticklish'.
(b) As 'troubling'.
(c) As 'tricky'.
(d) As 'twisted'.

5. Who appeared in each of Hitchcock's films?
(a) Edith Head.
(b) James Stewart.
(c) David O. Selznick.
(d) Hitchcock himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hitchcock stated that the storyline for Norman was inspired by a man in which American state?

2. What was Hitchcock notorious for memorizing?

3. What kind of animal caused trouble for Hitchcock and his crew while filming "Number Seventeen"?

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

5. Who offered Hitchcock his new position after the British took over the Paramount Famous Players-Lasky studio?

(see the answer key)

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