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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 separated Akira from his contemporaries on set with Yamamoto Kajiro?
(a) He was the only Japan native.
(b) He had never seen Yamamoto Kajiro's films.
(c) He had no degree.
(d) He was significantly younger.

2. What happened to most of the actresses in The Most Beautiful after the shoot?
(a) They went on to have stellar careers.
(b) They retired.
(c) They joined the war effort until the armistice.
(d) They remained in his company.

3. What is the primary memory Kuosawa has of a Yamamoto Kajiro set?
(a) Serenity.
(b) Fear of firing.
(c) Sleeplessness.
(d) Chaos.

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

5. What is the subject of The Drunken Angel?
(a) Two young lovers.
(b) The yakuza.
(c) The Second World War.
(d) The samurai.

Short Answer Questions

1. What natural disaster nearly ends the shoot of The Stray Dog?

2. How old was Kurosawa when he got married?

3. When does Kurosawa traditionally use the song The Cuckoo Waltz in his films?

4. What is the PCL?

5. Which is not an additional job that assistant directors had on set with Yamamoto Kajiro?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was the final fight of Sugata Sanshiro a challenge for Kurosawa?

2. Describe the incident with the censor and the gate?

3. What character flaw does Akira Kurosawa admit to at the end of Something Like an Autobiography?

4. How did Yanamoto help Akira grow as a director?

5. What was Akira's editing experience under Yanamoto?

6. Why does Kurosawa think Sugata Sanshiro, Part II, was a failure?

7. How did Kurosawa end up directing Sugata Sanshiro?

8. How did an army major and Akira Kurosawa come to an agreement regarding cutting a scene from one of his films?

9. How did Mifune Toshiro and Kurosawa begin work together?

10. How did One Wonderful Sunday reunite Akira and Mr. Tachikawa?

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