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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. In what type of structure did the old man mentioned at the end of A Distant Village live?
(a) A hovel.
(b) A tent.
(c) A trench.
(d) A lean-to.

2. How does Akira characterize the songs of the Taisho age in Japan?
(a) Optimistic.
(b) Erotic.
(c) Lugubrious.
(d) Cacophonous.

3. What was different about The Most Beautiful's shooting concept?
(a) It was shot using only natural light.
(b) It was shot without tripods or cranes.
(c) There was no dialogue.
(d) There were documentary portions.

4. Reading his family tree, young Akira realize his ancestors included whom?
(a) A famous imperial artist.
(b) Great warriors.
(c) Emperors.
(d) Ballistics experts.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Kendo instructor at Kurosawa's school do that ingratiated him to Kurosawa?

2. What happened to most of the actresses in The Most Beautiful after the shoot?

3. What did Kurosawa lose in his duel with the gang of students that attack him in Murasaki and Shonagon?

4. Who ordered Kurosawa to cut a scene from a movie, which he refused?

5. Why dis Kurosawa get selected for a renowned Kendo School?

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