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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. In A Coward and A Weakling, why was Akira arrest?
(a) For sneaking into a movie.
(b) Sor cutting class.
(c) For stealing a book.
(d) For being a Communist.

2. What did Kurosawa's teachers at Morimura Gakuen mistakenly believe about him?
(a) He was two years older than he was.
(b) He was mentally challenged.
(c) He was American.
(d) He was a musical prodigy.

3. What happened to Akira and his wife's first house?
(a) It was bombed.
(b) It burned in a brush fire.
(c) It collapsed in an earthquake.
(d) It was condemned by the state.

4. In An Alleyway in the Floating World, how long did Akira's brother let him stay in his tenement room?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 1 year.

5. What emotion did Mifune Toshiro choose to present in his audition from Akira Kurosawa?
(a) Remorse.
(b) Bemusement.
(c) Excitement.
(d) Anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. In A Coward and A Weakling, what position was Akira given at the League newspaper?

2. How did young Akira avoid falling to his death in the events of A Long Red Brick Wall?

3. After the war, what did Akira make a conscious effort to learn about?

4. Why was the shooting of the final fight in Sugata Sanshiro held up for two days?

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

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