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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ridiculous order did Kurosawa give his platoon as leader?
(a) He orders them to take off their clothes.
(b) He orders them to go to sleep.
(c) He marches them into a wall.
(d) He directs them to to fire in the air.

2. Who sent Akira to Toyokawa Village for the summer after his fifth grade year?
(a) Mr. Tachikawa.
(b) His mother.
(c) His military teacher,
(d) His father.

3. What did the Kendo instructor at Kurosawa's school do that ingratiated him to Kurosawa?
(a) Picked him up in a bout.
(b) Complimented his form.
(c) Bowed to him.
(d) Used a dirty word.

4. What role did Uekusa Keinosuke later play in Kurosawa's professional life?
(a) Screenwriter.
(b) Assistant Director.
(c) Producer.
(d) Director of Photography.

5. Why did Akira Kurosawa try to work as fast as possible to finish his calligraphy lessons?
(a) To become a more efficient calligrapher.
(b) To get home and take a nap.
(c) To get away from his instructor as quickly as possible.
(d) To visit Mr. Tachikawa sooner.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of The Fragrance of Meiji, the Sounds of Taisho, Kurosawa says that is sorry children of today do not have what?

2. In The Gleam of Fireflies, what grade was young Akira graduating from?

3. In Kendo, how does Akira Kurosawa characterize his mother in comparison to his father?

4. What was the source of explosions that intermittently went off in the wake of September 1, 1923's catastrophe?

5. In Keika Middle School, what event did young Akira win at his school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What importance does Kurosawa place on mentors in Honor and Revere?

2. What embarrassments did young Akira experience at his father's hometown?

3. What was Kurosawa's experience at Morimura Gakuen?

4. How does Kurosawa compare his parents' personalities in Kendo?

5. What bad relationship did Akira develop at Keika Middle School?

6. What ethical dilemma did Kurosawa face at his graduation?

7. How did young Uekusa prove foolhardy?

8. In Whirlwind, what sort of decline did Akira's older brother have?

9. How was Akira Kurosawa introduced to film at an early age?

10. How did Kurosawa's brother toughen him up as a child?

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