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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. At the end of The Fragrance of Meiji, the Sounds of Taisho, Kurosawa says that is sorry children of today do not have what?
(a) The fresh air he had.
(b) The sense of national pride he had.
(c) The sounds of his childhood.
(d) The quality of food he had.

2. What catastrophic event happened on September 1, 1923?
(a) A firebombing.
(b) A typhoon.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) A tornado.

3. What weakness does Kurosawa concede in Keika Middle School?
(a) He cannot do a squat-thrust.
(b) He cannot run a mile.
(c) He cannot do a sit-up.
(d) He cannot do a chin-up.

4. What two virtues did Kurosawa's father attribute to movies in Babyhood?
(a) Escapist and productive.
(b) Entertaining and educational.
(c) Commericial and artistic.
(d) Stimulating and patriotic.

5. What enemy of Kurosawa's disappeared with the end of World War II?
(a) A rival director.
(b) The censor board.
(c) An unscrupulous producer.
(d) The military tribunal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Fushimizu Shu suddenly stop making movies?

2. Who became terrified when they happened upon the shoot of Sugata Sanshiro, Part II?

3. What innovation made One Wonderful Sunday a sensation in Paris?

4. What adjective did the censors use to describe their problems with Sugata Sanshiro?

5. How many years did it take Akira Kurosawa to rise to chief assistant under Yamamoto Kajiro?

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