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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 33 through 40.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the result of Uekusa's charge up a hill at a group of ruffians in Murasaki and Shonagon?
(a) He became leader og their group.
(b) He chased them off.
(c) He was beaten with rods.
(d) He was knocked unconscious.

2. In Kendo, how does Akira Kurosawa characterize his mother in comparison to his father?
(a) Less aware.
(b) Less loving.
(c) More practical.
(d) More sentimental.

3. At the end of A Bitter War, who did Kurosawa run into from his past?
(a) The teacher he hated.
(b) His younger sister.
(c) Uekusa.
(d) Mr. Tachikawa.

4. How did his mother replace the item that Kurosawa lost in his duel in Murasaki and Shonagon?
(a) She quietly buys him a new one.
(b) She gave him another that belonged to his brother.
(c) She goes back to the site of the duel that night and collects the lost item.
(d) She does not replace it.

5. At the end of The Fragrance of Meiji, the Sounds of Taisho, Kurosawa says that is sorry children of today do not have what?
(a) The fresh air he had.
(b) The quality of food he had.
(c) The sounds of his childhood.
(d) The sense of national pride he had.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job in the movies did Kurosawa's brother take in the 1930's?

2. At the beginning of this section, what does Kurosawa has been a struggle for him?

3. After working on Horses, what does Kurosawa spend his life doing besides writing?

4. In Calligraphy, what is Kurosawa's feeling about his childhood teacher?

5. Where did Kurosawa choose to shoot the fight scene from Sugata Sanshiro?

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