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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 25 through 32.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Kendo, how does Akira Kurosawa characterize his mother in comparison to his father?
(a) Less aware.
(b) More sentimental.
(c) More practical.
(d) Less loving.

4. Which of the following is not a daily appointment Kurosawa had to keep in childhood?
(a) Visiting his grandmother.
(b) Visiting Mr. Tachikawa.
(c) Calligraphy lessons.
(d) Kendo lessons.

5. What did Kurosawa's teachers at Morimura Gakuen mistakenly believe about him?
(a) He was mentally challenged.
(b) He was American.
(c) He was a musical prodigy.
(d) He was two years older than he was.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Akira decide to do regarding the two speeches he was given to read?

2. In An Alleyway in the Floating World, how did the little girl respond to Akira's rescuing her?

3. In Calligraphy, what is Kurosawa's feeling about his childhood teacher?

4. What catastrophic event happened on September 1, 1923?

5. How did his mother replace the item that Kurosawa lost in his duel in Murasaki and Shonagon?

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