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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 5 through 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what book are the two soldiers that Kurosawa used to describe himself and Uekusa as children?
(a) Henry V.
(b) Taketori Monogatari.
(c) The Pillow Book.
(d) The Mahabarata.

2. What did Kurosawa and Uekusa Keinosuke have in common when they met?
(a) They both loved film.
(b) They both took kendo lessons.
(c) They both cried all the time.
(d) They were both form Tekeni Prefecture.

3. In Crybaby, what was the subject of Kurosawa's artwork that Tachikawa praised?
(a) A snake.
(b) Smeared colors.
(c) Geometric shapes.
(d) A self-portrait.

4. How does Kurosawa describe the style of institution that Kuroda Primary School is?
(a) A special needs school.
(b) A military-type school.
(c) A traditional Japanese school.
(d) A highly westernized school.

5. The mean nickname the children gave Kurosawa at Morimura Gakuen implied that he had tears large as what?
(a) Rice balls.
(b) Baseballs.
(c) Icicles.
(d) Gum drops.

Short Answer Questions

1. What colored animal did Akira Kurosawa think his family should have gotten when he was young?

2. What was the subject of Inagaki Hiroshi's movie Forgotten Children?

3. What memory brings tears to Kurosawa's eyes as he recalls it in Whirlwind?

4. Why was Akira Kurosawa humiliated in his early memory about his nurse?

5. Where is young Akira in his earliest memory?

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