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

2. Where is young Akira in his earliest memory?
(a) The womb.
(b) A wash basin.
(c) A crib.
(d) His mother's arms.

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

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

5. In Morimura Gakuen, what is significant about the young boy that Akira Kurosawa mentions specifically from Forgotten Children?
(a) He is Chinese.
(b) He is twice as tall as the other children.
(c) He isolates himself from the other children.
(d) He is always fighting the other children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Kurosawa recall seeing killed by a train at an early age?

2. In Kendo, what does Kurosawa recall his father doing in the morning during the war years?

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

4. Why dis Kurosawa get selected for a renowned Kendo School?

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

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