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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. In Morimura Gakuen, Kusosawa argues that children should not be judged merely by what?
(a) Age.
(b) Appearance.
(c) Ability.
(d) Economic background.

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

3. On what public conveyance was young Akira during the events of A Long Red Brick Wall?
(a) A train.
(b) A streetcar.
(c) A tram.
(d) A rickshaw.

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

5. What catastrophic event happened on September 1, 1923?
(a) A typhoon.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) A tornado.
(d) A firebombing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is young Akira in his earliest memory?

3. Why did Akira Kurosawa try to work as fast as possible to finish his calligraphy lessons?

4. What great act of devotion did Uekusa make regarding a girl as a child?

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

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