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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. At the beginning of A Distant Village, Kurosawa says he never felt like what?
(a) A native of a particular region.
(b) A lover of life.
(c) A particularly good artist.
(d) A citizen of the World.

2. What did Naruse Mikio use to build a scene?
(a) A single, extended shot.
(b) One establishing shot, and some closeups.
(c) Voiceover.
(d) Many short shots.

3. Where is young Akira in his earliest memory?
(a) A crib.
(b) His mother's arms.
(c) The womb.
(d) A wash basin.

4. What was the result of Uekusa's telling the girl's father that he loved her in Murasaki and Shonagon?
(a) He won her hand in marriage.
(b) He got beaten by the father.
(c) He got one date with her.
(d) He never saw her again.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Fushimizu Shu suddenly stop making movies?

2. With what evocative metaphor does Kurosawa describe his smugness in the second chapter of this section?

3. How was the Keika Middle School destroyed?

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

5. What changed for Akira Kurosawa after the fight described in Murasaki and Shonagon?

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