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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 9 through 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With what evocative metaphor does Kurosawa describe his smugness in the second chapter of this section?
(a) Goblin's nose.
(b) Swollen eye.
(c) Orange skin.
(d) Leopard's tail.

3. In The Gleam of Fireflies, why was Kurosawa uncomfortable with the speech given him?
(a) It is not of his own creation.
(b) It is distinctly pro-military.
(c) It lauds the teacher he hates.
(d) It is poorly worded.

4. What did Kurosawa's teachers at Morimura Gakuen mistakenly believe about him?
(a) He was two years older than he was.
(b) He was mentally challenged.
(c) He was American.
(d) He was a musical prodigy.

5. With whom dis young Akira explore the destroyed city in A Horrifying Excursion?
(a) His father.
(b) His brother.
(c) Uekusa.
(d) Mr. Tachikawa.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Akira Kurosawa compare the dead animal from his memory in Babyhood?

2. Which ethnic group was hunted and killed in the darkness following September 1, 1923?

3. How did his mother replace the item that Kurosawa lost in his duel in Murasaki and Shonagon?

4. What resolution did Kurosawa make regarding his new art teacher?

5. Which of the following is not a daily appointment Kurosawa had to keep in childhood?

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