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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 Murasaki and Shonagon, how does Kurosawa assume he knew about the literary soldiers he referenced as a child?
(a) Mr. Tachikawa.
(b) His calligraphy teacher.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His father.

2. In what two subjects did young Akira fail his exams in this section?
(a) Science and history.
(b) Math and science.
(c) Literature and math.
(d) Literature and history.

3. What great act of devotion did Uekusa make regarding a girl as a child?
(a) He waited for her all night with a love letter.
(b) He opened every door for her one day.
(c) He sent her an orchid every day for a year.
(d) He painted a portrait of her.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kurosawa describe the style of institution that Kuroda Primary School is?

2. How were the streets of Kurosawa's neighborhood lit the on night of September 1, 1923?

3. To what does Akira Kurosawa compare the dead animal from his memory in Babyhood?

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

5. How does Akira characterize the songs of the Taisho age in Japan?

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