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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 catastrophic event happened on September 1, 1923?
(a) An earthquake.
(b) A firebombing.
(c) A tornado.
(d) A typhoon.

2. What item that a doctor ordered Togashi to eat does Akira Kurosawa blame for her death?
(a) Tree roots.
(b) Elderberries.
(c) Ginger.
(d) Mushrooms.

3. What is the PCL?
(a) A photo lab.
(b) A massage parlor.
(c) A sales firm.
(d) A film school.

4. At the end of The Fragrance of Meiji, the Sounds of Taisho, Kurosawa says that is sorry children of today do not have what?
(a) The sense of national pride he had.
(b) The quality of food he had.
(c) The sounds of his childhood.
(d) The fresh air he had.

5. When visiting his father's hometown, Akira was confused when the elders did what?
(a) Asked him to read some calligraphy.
(b) Asked after his uncle.
(c) Kissed his hand.
(d) Toasted him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a physical reaction that Kurosawa had to being challenged in primary school?

2. What did Akira primarily worry about concerning being a part of the Proletariat Artists League?

3. How does Kurosawa describe the style of institution that Kuroda Primary School is?

4. How does Mr. Iwamatsu respond to students who are struggling with exams?

5. In A Coward and A Weakling, why was Akira arrest?

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