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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 kind of animal caused trouble for Hitchcock and his crew while filming "Number Seventeen"?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Rats.
(c) Cats.
(d) Birds.

2. How would a kissing scene in "Psycho" have appeared to audiences at the time the film was released?
(a) Too chaste.
(b) Inappropriate.
(c) Confusing.
(d) Shocking.

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

4. What position was Hitchcock promoted to in the company he worked for after leaving school?
(a) Account Manager.
(b) Director of Planning.
(c) Head Engineer.
(d) Technical Estimator.

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

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. How many of Hitchcock's films failed before he had a comeback with "Strangers on a Train"?

3. How did Hitchcock feel about his film, "The Secret Agent"?

4. While shooting the birds, a farmer told Hitchcock about crows dive-bombing which of his animals?

5. What did Hitchcock say, as a child, when asked what he wanted to be when he grew up?

(see the answer key)

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