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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. To whom does Kurosawa compare teachers like Mr. Iwamatsu at the end of Honor and Revere?
(a) Himelf.
(b) His actors.
(c) His parents.
(d) His directing mentors.

2. In what two subjects did young Akira fail his exams in this section?
(a) Literature and history.
(b) Literature and math.
(c) Math and science.
(d) Science and history.

3. At the end of The Long Red Brick Wall, what did Kurosawa do as he walked to school?
(a) Made up stories.
(b) Whistled.
(c) Talked to Uekusa.
(d) Read.

4. When does Kurosawa traditionally use the song The Cuckoo Waltz in his films?
(a) When a character is killed.
(b) When a character is distraught.
(c) When a character is elated.
(d) When a character is falling asleep.

5. At the end of Marriage, how did Akira decide to make more money?
(a) Write more screenplays.
(b) Draw from his inheritance.
(c) Edit more films.
(d) Take on a teaching job.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What great act of devotion did Uekusa make regarding a girl as a child?

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

5. What did Naruse Mikio use to build a scene?

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