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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. Which of the following was the first movie that Uekusa and Akira wrote together?
(a) Sugata Sanshiro, Part II.
(b) Drunken Angel.
(c) No Regret for Our Youth.
(d) One Wonderful Sunday,

2. What did Akira's brother do three days before killing himself?
(a) Bought a cat.
(b) Treated Akira to dinner.
(c) Married his girlfriend.
(d) Sold his projector.

3. With what evocative metaphor does Kurosawa describe his smugness in the second chapter of this section?
(a) Goblin's nose.
(b) Leopard's tail.
(c) Swollen eye.
(d) Orange skin.

4. What terrifying job did Yamamoto Kajiro give Akira as chief assistant?
(a) Editing the film.
(b) Delivering notes to the lead actors.
(c) Interfacing with the studio heads.
(d) Scheduling shoot dates.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Marriage, how did Akira decide to make more money?

2. In Crybaby, what was the subject of Kurosawa's artwork that Tachikawa praised?

3. What happened to most of the actresses in The Most Beautiful after the shoot?

4. According to Kurosawa at the end of this section, what is the key to getting good work from actors?

5. What does Kurosawa say was Takizawa's great talent in Good People?

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