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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. Why was Akira Kurosawa initially rejected for military service?
(a) He had an education deferment.
(b) He was too weak.
(c) He was a home-front asset.
(d) He was a left-wing protester.

2. In A Distant Village, what did Akira do when after he got drunk on sake?
(a) He kissed a strange woman.
(b) He vomited on his cousin.
(c) He fell in a rice paddy.
(d) He passed out next to a water ox.

3. What did Kurosawa's father insist he do if he is to take Kendo lessons?
(a) Get straight A's at school.
(b) Give up art lessons.
(c) Make daily offering at a temple.
(d) Read Lao Tsu.

4. 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 knocked unconscious.
(d) He was beaten with rods.

5. How does Mr. Iwamatsu respond to students who are struggling with exams?
(a) He shrugs.
(b) He mocks them mercilessly.
(c) He tells them the answers.
(d) He helps them through problems.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the result of Uekusa's telling the girl's father that he loved her in Murasaki and Shonagon?

2. What did Naruse Mikio use to build a scene?

3. What relation was Togashi to Akira?

4. What great act of devotion did Uekusa make regarding a girl as a child?

5. What changed for Akira Kurosawa after the fight described in Murasaki and Shonagon?

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