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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. When visiting his father's hometown, Akira was confused when the elders did what?
(a) Asked him to read some calligraphy.
(b) Asked after his uncle.
(c) Kissed his hand.
(d) Toasted him.

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

3. What memory brings tears to Kurosawa's eyes as he recalls it in Whirlwind?
(a) Mr. Tachikawa's dismissal.
(b) Uekusa's lack of popularity.
(c) His brother's failure.
(d) His sister's death.

4. What is the subject of The Drunken Angel?
(a) The yakuza.
(b) Two young lovers.
(c) The Second World War.
(d) The samurai.

5. At the end of The Fragrance of Meiji, the Sounds of Taisho, Kurosawa says that is sorry children of today do not have what?
(a) The sounds of his childhood.
(b) The sense of national pride he had.
(c) The fresh air he had.
(d) The quality of food he had.

Short Answer Questions

1. What world event caused the Japanese to censor domestic film, including Kurosawa's A German at Daruma Temple?

2. Which is not an additional job that assistant directors had on set with Yamamoto Kajiro?

3. What violent event occurred in Akira Kurosawa's first memory?

4. At the end of this section, what impelled Kurosawa to walk out on the studio?

5. What does Kurosawa admit he suffers from at the very end of SOMETHING LIKE AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY?

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