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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. Why was Akira angered the first time he saw Rashomon on television?
(a) It was editted for time.
(b) His name was left off the credits.
(c) Its widescreen was cut down.
(d) It was not as good as he remembered.

2. What weakness does Kurosawa concede in Keika Middle School?
(a) He cannot do a squat-thrust.
(b) He cannot run a mile.
(c) He cannot do a sit-up.
(d) He cannot do a chin-up.

3. Why was Akira Kurosawa humiliated in his early memory about his nurse?
(a) She dressed him like a girl.
(b) She never changed his diaper.
(c) She held him while using the toilet.
(d) She batted him around like a kitten.

4. Who became terrified when they happened upon the shoot of Sugata Sanshiro, Part II?
(a) A group of campers.
(b) A women's society.
(c) A group of elders.
(d) A group of skiers.

5. From what book are the two soldiers that Kurosawa used to describe himself and Uekusa as children?
(a) Henry V.
(b) The Pillow Book.
(c) The Mahabarata.
(d) Taketori Monogatari.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Akira Kurosawa initially rejected for military service?

2. In Kendo, what does Kurosawa recall his father doing in the morning during the war years?

3. In The Gleam of Fireflies, who wrote a new speech to replace the one young Akira was given?

4. At the end of A Salmon's Old Stories, what does Kurosawa accuse Japanese directors of emulating?

5. At the beginning of A Distant Village, Kurosawa says he considers himself what?

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