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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 what does Akira Kurosawa compare the dead animal from his memory in Babyhood?
(a) A pile of fancid rice.
(b) Sushi.
(c) Steak.
(d) A plate of spaghetti.

2. How did his mother replace the item that Kurosawa lost in his duel in Murasaki and Shonagon?
(a) She does not replace it.
(b) She quietly buys him a new one.
(c) She gave him another that belonged to his brother.
(d) She goes back to the site of the duel that night and collects the lost item.

3. What was the American censor response to No Regrets for Our Youth?
(a) They didn't even watch it.
(b) They approved it.
(c) They refused to approve it.
(d) They trimmed it significantly before approving it.

4. Why did Fushimizu Shu suddenly stop making movies?
(a) He was elected Mayor of his hometown.
(b) He was blacklisted as a Communist.
(c) He died.
(d) He renounced the art of cinema.

5. In Crybaby, what was the subject of Kurosawa's artwork that Tachikawa praised?
(a) Geometric shapes.
(b) A self-portrait.
(c) A snake.
(d) Smeared colors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the subject of The Drunken Angel?

2. What changed for Akira Kurosawa after the fight described in Murasaki and Shonagon?

3. What was Fushimizu Shu's film specialty?

4. What act by Uekusa in Murasaki and Shonagon surprised and infuriated Kurosawa at the time?

5. What assertion does Kurosawa refute at the beginning of Keika Middle School?

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