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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 relation was Togashi to Akira?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) His great aunt.
(c) His younger sister.
(d) She was a family friend.

2. In Morimura Gakuen, Kusosawa argues that children should not be judged merely by what?
(a) Economic background.
(b) Appearance.
(c) Ability.
(d) Age.

3. How does Kurosawa describe the style of institution that Kuroda Primary School is?
(a) A special needs school.
(b) A military-type school.
(c) A traditional Japanese school.
(d) A highly westernized school.

4. In Honor and Revere, what exam did Kurosawa get 100 percent on?
(a) Math.
(b) History.
(c) Literature.
(d) Science.

5. What love besides movies did Akira's father pass down to him?
(a) Love of fine food.
(b) Love of beautiful woman.
(c) Love of reading.
(d) Love of sports.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose help did Akira Kurosawa eventually employ to convince his father to let him quit calligraphy lessons?

2. In The Gleam of Fireflies, why was Kurosawa uncomfortable with the speech given him?

3. In The Gleam of Fireflies, who wrote a new speech to replace the one young Akira was given?

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

5. When the Depression hits Japan, what did Akira felt bad about his parents paying for what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the memory of the dog in Babyhood?

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

3. How did young Akira put is Kendo into practice in self-defense?

4. What romantic gesture did Uekusa attempt at sixteen?

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

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

7. Why does Akira Kurosawa not understand the concept of hometowns?

8. Years later, what does Kurosawa think about his brother's insistence that they explore the carnage?

9. What happened on September 1, 1923?

10. How did the earthquake provide an opportunity for violence in Tokyo?

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