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

2. At the end of The Long Red Brick Wall, what did Kurosawa do as he walked to school?
(a) Whistled.
(b) Read.
(c) Made up stories.
(d) Talked to Uekusa.

3. 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.

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

5. What did Kurosawa lose in his duel with the gang of students that attack him in Murasaki and Shonagon?
(a) His bento box.
(b) His school books.
(c) His bamboo rod.
(d) His kendo outift.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Which ethnic group was hunted and killed in the darkness following September 1, 1923?

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