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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 41 through 48.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What emotion did Mifune Toshiro choose to present in his audition from Akira Kurosawa?
(a) Anger.
(b) Bemusement.
(c) Excitement.
(d) Remorse.

2. 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.

3. After the war, what did Akira make a conscious effort to learn about?
(a) American democracy.
(b) European drama.
(c) Japanese art.
(d) Confucian philosophy.

4. Where did Kurosawa choose to shoot the fight scene from Sugata Sanshiro?
(a) In a thick forested area.
(b) On a soundstage.
(c) On the roof of his house.
(d) On a mountain.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In A Story I Don't Want to Tell, who had a premonition that Akira's brother might kill himself?

2. In Murasaki and Shonagon, what does Uekusa recall about Kurosawa in school?

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

4. Why did Akira choose to leave the Proletariat Artists League?

5. What is the primary memory Kuosawa has of a Yamamoto Kajiro set?

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