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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which studio bought the rights and reissued "Rope"?
(a) Warner Brothers.
(b) Paramount.
(c) RKO.
(d) MGM.

2. What kind of scene did "Psycho" start with?
(a) A wedding scene.
(b) A romantic scene.
(c) A beach scene.
(d) A mugging scene.

3. What did Hitchcock say, as a child, when asked what he wanted to be when he grew up?
(a) An engineer.
(b) A writer.
(c) An actor.
(d) A veterinarian.

4. What was the hope of the authors of the novel "Vertigo" based on as they wrote it?
(a) That Hitchcock would hire them to write him a movie.
(b) That Hitchcock would adapt it into a film.
(c) That it would become an international bestseller.
(d) That James Stewart would appear in the film version.

5. What was the producer of "Notorious" unfamiliar with, which eventually led to the film being made with another studio?
(a) European politics.
(b) The cost of building sets.
(c) The concept of a MacGuffin.
(d) Atom bombs.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who did Hitchcock prefer to cast in sexually-themed stories?

4. What topic in regards to Hitchcock's life had not really been written about before this book?

5. Who was said to rarely have the same viewpoint as the filmmaker?

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