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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which famed director observed the filming of The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail while the US was occupying Japan?
(a) Howard Hawks.
(b) John Ford.
(c) Frank Capra.
(d) Orson Welles.

2. What does Kurosawa blame for the failure of Sugata Sanshiro, Part II?
(a) Excessive censorship.
(b) Failure to secure the same actors.
(c) His lack of interest.
(d) Lack of funding.

3. What was the American censor response to No Regrets for Our Youth?
(a) They refused to approve it.
(b) They trimmed it significantly before approving it.
(c) They approved it.
(d) They didn't even watch it.

4. Which Japanese director is not mentioned in Good People?
(a) Fushimizu Shu.
(b) Takizawa Eisuke.
(c) Naruse Mikio.
(d) Yasujiro Ozu.

5. At what film festival was Rashomon hailed to the international Press?
(a) The Cannes Film Festival.
(b) The Sundance Film Festival.
(c) The New York Film Festival.
(d) The Venice Film Festival.

6. In An Alleyway in the Floating World, how long did Akira's brother let him stay in his tenement room?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 1 year.

7. What did Naruse Mikio use to build a scene?
(a) Many short shots.
(b) Voiceover.
(c) One establishing shot, and some closeups.
(d) A single, extended shot.

8. What types of laws was Kurosawa critiquing with his film Scandal?
(a) Political funding laws.
(b) Freedom of speech laws.
(c) Source disclosure laws.
(d) Sex trafficking laws.

9. Why did Akira choose to leave the Proletariat Artists League?
(a) He was more talented than his colleagues.
(b) It didn't pay enough.
(c) It though he was a government agent.
(d) He did not agree with its politics.

10. What is The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail based on?
(a) A Shakespearean play.
(b) A kabuki place.
(c) An American movie.
(d) A Chinese novel.

11. Who did Uekusa and Akira base the antagonist of The Drunken Angel on?
(a) A Japanese war criminal.
(b) A bully who once attacked Uekusa.
(c) An unlicensed doctor they knew.
(d) The teacher they both hated.

12. What is the subject of The Drunken Angel?
(a) The Second World War.
(b) Two young lovers.
(c) The yakuza.
(d) The samurai.

13. What was Fushimizu Shu's film specialty?
(a) Musicals.
(b) Romances.
(c) Family dramas.
(d) Horror films.

14. Why did Akira apply to PCL at 26?
(a) He lost faith in his art.
(b) He incurred gambling debts.
(c) He discovered his girlfriend was pregnant.
(d) He wanted to learn the science behind film-making.

15. According to Kurosawa at the end of this section, what is the key to getting good work from actors?
(a) Passion.
(b) Respect.
(c) Calm.
(d) Clarity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Akira angered the first time he saw Rashomon on television?

2. How many years did it take Akira Kurosawa to rise to chief assistant under Yamamoto Kajiro?

3. What era was Kurosawa trying to capture in The Stray Dog?

4. What emotion did Mifune Toshiro choose to present in his audition from Akira Kurosawa?

5. How did young Akira look different than his brother?

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