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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 9 through 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was Akira Kurosawa affected by seeing Forgotten Children in the theater?
(a) He weeps uncontrollably.
(b) He becomes ill and walks out.
(c) He loudly protests that it is lousy.
(d) He gives it a standing ovation.

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

3. What was the result of Uekusa's charge up a hill at a group of ruffians in Murasaki and Shonagon?
(a) He was knocked unconscious.
(b) He was beaten with rods.
(c) He chased them off.
(d) He became leader og their group.

4. At the end of The Fragrance of Meiji, the Sounds of Taisho, Kurosawa says that is sorry children of today do not have what?
(a) The sounds of his childhood.
(b) The fresh air he had.
(c) The quality of food he had.
(d) The sense of national pride he had.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Crybaby, how did Kurosawa's older brother try to toughen him up in preparation face bullies?

2. In what two subjects did young Akira fail his exams in this section?

3. Years later, what does Kurosawa think about his brother's insistence that they explore the carnage in A Horrifying Excursion?

4. From what book are the two soldiers that Kurosawa used to describe himself and Uekusa as children?

5. What did the Kendo instructor at Kurosawa's school do that ingratiated him to Kurosawa?

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