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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 was the first position Akira took under Yamamoto Kajiro?
(a) Stand in.
(b) Set dresser.
(c) Makeup assistant.
(d) Assistant director.

2. In what year did Kurosawa begin shooting Sugata Sanshiro?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1933.

3. What did Naruse Mikio use to build a scene?
(a) A single, extended shot.
(b) One establishing shot, and some closeups.
(c) Voiceover.
(d) Many short shots.

4. What subject was Kurosawa's older brother in love with when he failed his final exam?
(a) Foreign literature.
(b) Calligraphy.
(c) Kendo.
(d) Architecture.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Kurosawa's father insist he do if he is to take Kendo lessons?

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

3. In An Alleyway in the Floating World, how long did Akira's brother let him stay in his tenement room?

4. What enemy of Kurosawa's disappeared with the end of World War II?

5. What animal does Kurosawa recall seeing killed by a train at an early age?

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