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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. At the beginning of A Distant Village, Kurosawa says he considers himself what?
(a) A lifelong student.
(b) A perpetual actor.
(c) A closet westerner.
(d) A child of the planet earth.

2. In A Distant Village, what did Akira do when after he got drunk on sake?
(a) He passed out next to a water ox.
(b) He fell in a rice paddy.
(c) He kissed a strange woman.
(d) He vomited on his cousin.

3. In Crybaby, how did Kurosawa's older brother try to toughen him up in preparation face bullies?
(a) He pushes him into a river.
(b) He calls him bad names.
(c) He forced him to eat a worm.
(d) He beats him up.

4. Why was young Akira sent to Toyokawa Village?
(a) To learn about his roots.
(b) To strengthen up.
(c) To learn the art of farming.
(d) To get some fresh air.

5. In The Gleam of Fireflies, who wrote a new speech to replace the one young Akira was given?
(a) Mr. Tachikawa.
(b) Akira.
(c) Uekusa.
(d) Akira's older brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job in the movies did Kurosawa's brother take in the 1930's?

2. In Crybaby, what honor was eventually given with the assistance of Mr. Tachikawa?

3. What item that a doctor ordered Togashi to eat does Akira Kurosawa blame for her death?

4. Why dis Kurosawa get selected for a renowned Kendo School?

5. On what public conveyance was young Akira during the events of A Long Red Brick Wall?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Akira sent to Toyokawa Village by his father?

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

3. How was Kuosawa's new art teacher different from Mr. Tachikawa?

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

5. What memories does Akira Kurosawa have about movies in his childhood?

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

7. How did young Uekusa prove foolhardy?

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

9. What happened on September 1, 1923?

10. In Honor and Revere, how did Akira improve his math skills?

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