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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 9 through 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is young Akira in his earliest memory?
(a) A wash basin.
(b) The womb.
(c) His mother's arms.
(d) A crib.

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

3. What role did Uekusa Keinosuke later play in Kurosawa's professional life?
(a) Director of Photography.
(b) Screenwriter.
(c) Assistant Director.
(d) Producer.

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

5. Why dis Kurosawa get selected for a renowned Kendo School?
(a) He wrote an impassioned letter to the instructor.
(b) He impressed the instructor at a demonstration.
(c) His arms were determined to be of the right length.
(d) He was chosen at random.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what two subjects did young Akira fail his exams in this section?

2. At the end of The Long Red Brick Wall, what did Kurosawa do as he walked to school?

3. What memory brings tears to Kurosawa's eyes as he recalls it in Whirlwind?

4. Which star's westerns does Kurosawa particularly recall enjoying in Storytellers?

5. In Crybaby, how did Kurosawa's older brother try to toughen him up in preparation face bullies?

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