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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. Which of the following is not a daily appointment Kurosawa had to keep in childhood?
(a) Visiting Mr. Tachikawa.
(b) Visiting his grandmother.
(c) Calligraphy lessons.
(d) Kendo lessons.

2. What did Kurosawa's teachers at Morimura Gakuen mistakenly believe about him?
(a) He was mentally challenged.
(b) He was a musical prodigy.
(c) He was American.
(d) He was two years older than he was.

3. What violent event occurred in Akira Kurosawa's first memory?
(a) He was born.
(b) He fell off a table.
(c) An earthwuake happened.
(d) He was slapped by his mother.

4. How does Kurosawa describe the style of institution that Kuroda Primary School is?
(a) A highly westernized school.
(b) A traditional Japanese school.
(c) A special needs school.
(d) A military-type school.

5. From what book are the two soldiers that Kurosawa used to describe himself and Uekusa as children?
(a) Taketori Monogatari.
(b) The Pillow Book.
(c) The Mahabarata.
(d) Henry V.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Akira Kurosawa humiliated in his early memory about his nurse?

2. What was the result of Uekusa's charge up a hill at a group of ruffians in Murasaki and Shonagon?

3. What resolution did Kurosawa make regarding his new art teacher?

4. In Murasaki and Shonagon, how does Kurosawa assume he knew about the literary soldiers he referenced as a child?

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

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