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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While traveling in Germany, what was Hitchcock's crew instructed to smuggle onto a train?
(a) A camera.
(b) A monkey.
(c) A grenade.
(d) A coffin.

2. What genre was Hitchcock's film "Mr. and Mrs. Smith"?
(a) Action.
(b) Period romance.
(c) Science fiction.
(d) Comedy.

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) Regretful that he chose to make it.
(d) Not particularly fond.

4. How did Hitchcock describe his usual dreams?
(a) Quite reasonable.
(b) Disturbing.
(c) Adventurous.
(d) Forgettable.

5. Who starred in "Rear Window"?
(a) Anthony Perkins.
(b) Peter Lorre.
(c) Cary Grant.
(d) James Stewart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What made "Rope" expensive to produce?

2. What did Hitchcock sacrifice for the sake of veracity in "The Wrong Man"?

3. How was Hitchcock's first American film received in Britain?

4. Who was the quiet man who approached Hitchcock during the filming of "Notorious"?

5. One morning, what did Hitchcock tell Truffaut likely disturbed his sleep the night before?

(see the answer key)

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