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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 5 through 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What resolution did Kurosawa make regarding his new art teacher?
(a) To get back at him for his wrongs.
(b) To repay him for his praise.
(c) To work harder to impress him.
(d) To ignore his criticism.

2. What changed for Akira Kurosawa after the fight described in Murasaki and Shonagon?
(a) He became more dedicated to his Kendo lessons.
(b) No one every tried to fight him again.
(c) He had to take a longer rout to his lessons.
(d) He had to fight the kids every time he walked to his lessons.

3. What role did Uekusa Keinosuke later play in Kurosawa's professional life?
(a) Director of Photography.
(b) Assistant Director.
(c) Screenwriter.
(d) Producer.

4. What memory brings tears to Kurosawa's eyes as he recalls it in Whirlwind?
(a) Uekusa's lack of popularity.
(b) Mr. Tachikawa's dismissal.
(c) His sister's death.
(d) His brother's failure.

5. What did Kurosawa and Uekusa Keinosuke have in common when they met?
(a) They both cried all the time.
(b) They were both form Tekeni Prefecture.
(c) They both took kendo lessons.
(d) They both loved film.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was different about the way Mr. Tachikawa taught art at Kuroda?

2. Which of the following is not a physical reaction that Kurosawa had to being challenged in primary school?

3. What two virtues did Kurosawa's father attribute to movies in Babyhood?

4. How was Akira Kurosawa affected by seeing Forgotten Children in the theater?

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

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