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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which position was Hitchcock eventually promoted at Paramount's English studio?
(a) Head of the costume department.
(b) Head of the title department.
(c) Head of the casting department.
(d) Head of the editing department.

2. According to Hitchcock, Jesuits would do anything to avoid what?
(a) God's wrath.
(b) Hell.
(c) Sin.
(d) Evil.

3. How was Hitchcock's first American film received in Britain?
(a) Audiences were confused by it.
(b) Audiences liked the film.
(c) It was not released in Britain.
(d) Audiences resented his move to America.

4. What did cameramen focus on to hide a leading lady's aging?
(a) Her fashion.
(b) Her profile.
(c) Her lips.
(d) Her sparkling eyes.

5. What was the plot of "Woman to Woman" about?
(a) A British officer who has an affair with a French dancer.
(b) A woman's journey to find her long lost mother.
(c) The story of a woman who teaches young ladies at an etiquette school.
(d) A group of Wren officers vying for the attention of one man.

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 did Hitchcock describe himself as a child?

3. Who appeared in each of Hitchcock's films?

4. What did Hitchcock believe was his first step into the world of film?

5. When Hitchcock began to pay more attention to scenarios than the plausibility of the plot, what was he able to focus on?

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