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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why was PCL first established?
(a) To research for sound films.
(b) To provide film for spy planes.
(c) To develop military technology.
(d) To stock chain stores with simple film.

3. Why did Akira apply to PCL at 26?
(a) He wanted to learn the science behind film-making.
(b) He discovered his girlfriend was pregnant.
(c) He incurred gambling debts.
(d) He lost faith in his art.

4. At the end of this section, what impelled Kurosawa to walk out on the studio?
(a) The horribly handled strike.
(b) A bout of heavy drinking.
(c) His lack of artistic autonomy.
(d) His family death.

5. How did young Akira look different than his brother?
(a) He had a positive expression.
(b) He was paler.
(c) He parted his hair on the other side.
(d) He was shorter.

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

7. Which of the following was the first movie that Uekusa and Akira wrote together?
(a) Drunken Angel.
(b) Sugata Sanshiro, Part II.
(c) No Regret for Our Youth.
(d) One Wonderful Sunday,

8. How did film-goers know that a particular night shot in Sugata Sanshiro was shot during the day?
(a) They heard no crickets or frogs.
(b) There was no moonlight in the shot.
(c) They saw a tarp used to block the sun.
(d) They heard lotus blossoms opening.

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

10. In what time period does Rashomon take place?
(a) The 19th century.
(b) The 11th century.
(c) Modern Tokyo.
(d) Prehistoric times.

11. How did Kurosawa learn of Japan's defeat in the war?
(a) Via radio.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) The studio head announces it.
(d) By a newsreel.

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

13. What was Yaguchi Yoko's job on The Most Beautiful?
(a) Assistant director.
(b) Art director.
(c) Head of makeup.
(d) Actress.

14. Who joined Kurosawa in forming Film Art Association?
(a) Shu.
(b) Mikio.
(c) Yanamoto.
(d) Ozu.

15. In what year did Kurosawa begin shooting Sugata Sanshiro?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1933.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion did Mifune Toshiro choose to present in his audition from Akira Kurosawa?

2. The film One Wonderful Sunday reconnected Akira with whom?

3. Why did the censors remove a gate from a Kurosawa film?

4. After working on Horses, what does Kurosawa spend his life doing besides writing?

5. What was the American censor response to No Regrets for Our Youth?

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