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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. 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.

2. Which star's westerns does Kurosawa particularly recall enjoying in Storytellers?
(a) Roy Rogers.
(b) Clint Eastwood.
(c) John Wayne.
(d) William S. Hart.

3. What animal does Kurosawa recall seeing killed by a train at an early age?
(a) A cow.
(b) A dog.
(c) A possum.
(d) A pony.

4. What was the American censor response to No Regrets for Our Youth?
(a) They approved it.
(b) They didn't even watch it.
(c) They trimmed it significantly before approving it.
(d) They refused to approve it.

5. Why did the censors remove a gate from a Kurosawa film?
(a) It was shot on a state holiday.
(b) They thought it was a vaginal metaphor.
(c) The gate had an imperial symbol on it.
(d) They did not want any films over 90 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What memory brings tears to Kurosawa's eyes as he recalls it in Whirlwind?

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

3. What did Kurosawa's teachers at Morimura Gakuen mistakenly believe about him?

4. At the end of The Fragrance of Meiji, the Sounds of Taisho, Kurosawa says that is sorry children of today do not have what?

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

(see the answer key)

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