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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 49 through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the source of explosions that intermittently went off in the wake of September 1, 1923's catastrophe?
(a) A fireworks stand.
(b) A burst gas mane.
(c) An armory.
(d) A bombing raid.

2. Which of Akira's family members died during the filming of The Drunken Angel?
(a) His older sister.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His Aunt.

3. Where was Akira directing when Yamamoto Kajiro took ill and died?
(a) The Soviet Union.
(b) The United States.
(c) China.
(d) France.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What era was Kurosawa trying to capture in The Stray Dog?

3. Who did Uekusa and Akira base the antagonist of The Drunken Angel on?

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

5. In A Story I Don't Want to Tell, who had a premonition that Akira's brother might kill himself?

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