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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 25 through 32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In A Story I Don't Want to Tell, who had a premonition that Akira's brother might kill himself?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) His mother.
(c) Akira.
(d) His younger sister.

2. Which of the following is not a daily appointment Kurosawa had to keep in childhood?
(a) Kendo lessons.
(b) Calligraphy lessons.
(c) Visiting Mr. Tachikawa.
(d) Visiting his grandmother.

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

4. What did Akira primarily worry about concerning being a part of the Proletariat Artists League?
(a) Disgracing his family.
(b) Missing his appointments with Mr. Tachikawa.
(c) Sounding foolish in from of the other members.
(d) Looking like a weakling.

5. What is the name of the leftist group that Kurosawa joined in the 1930's?
(a) Proletariat Artist League.
(b) Artists Against Subjugation.
(c) Workers Creative Alliance.
(d) United Writers Front.

Short Answer Questions

1. In A Coward and A Weakling, why was Akira arrest?

2. Why was Akira Kurosawa initially rejected for military service?

3. In what two subjects did young Akira fail his exams in this section?

4. What was the source of explosions that intermittently went off in the wake of September 1, 1923's catastrophe?

5. What subject was Kurosawa's older brother in love with when he failed his final exam?

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