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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. When does Kurosawa traditionally use the song The Cuckoo Waltz in his films?
(a) When a character is killed.
(b) When a character is distraught.
(c) When a character is elated.
(d) When a character is falling asleep.

2. Reading his family tree, young Akira realize his ancestors included whom?
(a) A famous imperial artist.
(b) Great warriors.
(c) Ballistics experts.
(d) Emperors.

3. With what evocative metaphor does Kurosawa describe his smugness in the second chapter of this section?
(a) Swollen eye.
(b) Orange skin.
(c) Leopard's tail.
(d) Goblin's nose.

4. Which famed director observed the filming of The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail while the US was occupying Japan?
(a) John Ford.
(b) Howard Hawks.
(c) Orson Welles.
(d) Frank Capra.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to most of the actresses in The Most Beautiful after the shoot?

2. How did Akira do as a military student?

3. In An Alleyway in the Floating World, what bothered Akira about his brother's tenement?

4. How many family members did Akira Kurosawa lose in the events of September 1, 1923?

5. How did the new art teacher at Kurosawa's school respond to his art work?

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