Something Like an Autobiography Quiz | Eight Week Quiz F

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Something Like an Autobiography Quiz | Eight Week Quiz F

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 41 through 48.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What emotion did Mifune Toshiro choose to present in his audition from Akira Kurosawa?
(a) Bemusement.
(b) Anger.
(c) Remorse.
(d) Excitement.

2. The mean nickname the children gave Kurosawa at Morimura Gakuen implied that he had tears large as what?
(a) Gum drops.
(b) Baseballs.
(c) Icicles.
(d) Rice balls.

3. Why did Akira apply to PCL at 26?
(a) He wanted to learn the science behind film-making.
(b) He lost faith in his art.
(c) He discovered his girlfriend was pregnant.
(d) He incurred gambling debts.

4. In what year did Kurosawa begin shooting Sugata Sanshiro?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1933.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1942.

5. Which is not an additional job that assistant directors had on set with Yamamoto Kajiro?
(a) Editing.
(b) Giving actor's direction.
(c) Screenwriting.
(d) Serving as extras.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Kurosawa at the end of this section, what is the key to getting good work from actors?

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

3. In Morimura Gakuen, what is significant about the young boy that Akira Kurosawa mentions specifically from Forgotten Children?

4. What two virtues did Kurosawa's father attribute to movies in Babyhood?

5. Which star's westerns does Kurosawa particularly recall enjoying in Storytellers?

(see the answer key)

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