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

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

3. What did Akira decide to do regarding the two speeches he was given to read?
(a) He read the hated teacher's speech.
(b) He read the other speech.
(c) He declined to read any speech.
(d) He improvised at the podium.

4. Why was Akira Kurosawa humiliated in his early memory about his nurse?
(a) She dressed him like a girl.
(b) She held him while using the toilet.
(c) She batted him around like a kitten.
(d) She never changed his diaper.

5. In addition to art, what was young Akira's favorite subject?
(a) History.
(b) Physical education.
(c) Literature.
(d) Science.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many family members did Akira Kurosawa lose in the events of September 1, 1923?

2. What colored animal did Akira Kurosawa think his family should have gotten when he was young?

3. With whom dis young Akira explore the destroyed city in A Horrifying Excursion?

4. What memory brings tears to Kurosawa's eyes as he recalls it in Whirlwind?

5. What role did Uekusa Keinosuke later play in Kurosawa's professional life?

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