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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. How old was Kurosawa when he got married?
(a) 40.
(b) 23.
(c) 29.
(d) 35.

2. What colored animal did Akira Kurosawa think his family should have gotten when he was young?
(a) A goldfish.
(b) A yellow canary.
(c) A black dog.
(d) A gray cat.

3. 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 bamboo rod.
(c) His kendo outift.
(d) His school books.

4. To whom does Kurosawa compare teachers like Mr. Iwamatsu at the end of Honor and Revere?
(a) Himelf.
(b) His parents.
(c) His directing mentors.
(d) His actors.

5. Who is the sapling of the chapter title in this section?
(a) Hirohito.
(b) Uekusa.
(c) Akira's brother.
(d) Akira Kurosawa.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How was the Keika Middle School destroyed?

4. Where did young Akira's father like to take his son addition to the cinema?

5. What job in the movies did Kurosawa's brother take in the 1930's?

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