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

2. What love besides movies did Akira's father pass down to him?
(a) Love of reading.
(b) Love of beautiful woman.
(c) Love of fine food.
(d) Love of sports.

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

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

5. Why did Akira Kurosawa try to work as fast as possible to finish his calligraphy lessons?
(a) To get away from his instructor as quickly as possible.
(b) To become a more efficient calligrapher.
(c) To get home and take a nap.
(d) To visit Mr. Tachikawa sooner.

Short Answer Questions

1. In The Fragrance of Meiji, the Sounds of Taisho, Kurosawa recalls the smells and sounds of what year in Japan?

2. What role did Uekusa Keinosuke later play in Kurosawa's professional life?

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

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

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

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