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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. During the filming of "Notorious", what was a minor crew member sent to scout in Beverly Hills?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A mine.
(c) An old hospital.
(d) A house.

3. 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 bad.
(d) The original dialogue was often too long.

4. What is NOT listed as an object to be used to understand the main character of "Rear Window"?
(a) Photographs on the wall.
(b) A leg in a cast.
(c) A broken camera.
(d) A deck of cards.

5. Who was said to rarely have the same viewpoint as the filmmaker?
(a) The actors.
(b) The studio.
(c) The audience.
(d) Film critics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word did Truffaut use to describe using children in films in a suspenseful way?

2. Which film actually became the first one Hitchcock filmed in America?

3. What kind of approach was needed toward the main character's adventures in "Spellbound"?

4. Under which circumstance did Hitchcock say he would not have filmed "The Birds"?

5. What did Hitchcock say it was important to find a balance between with a movie's plot?

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