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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 49 through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of this section, what impelled Kurosawa to walk out on the studio?
(a) A bout of heavy drinking.
(b) The horribly handled strike.
(c) His lack of artistic autonomy.
(d) His family death.

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

3. What was the result of Uekusa's telling the girl's father that he loved her in Murasaki and Shonagon?
(a) He never saw her again.
(b) He got one date with her.
(c) He got beaten by the father.
(d) He won her hand in marriage.

4. What world event caused the Japanese to censor domestic film, including Kurosawa's A German at Daruma Temple?
(a) The Depression.
(b) The Pacific War.
(c) The accession of Hirohito.
(d) The Maoist revolution.

5. What does Kurosawa say was Takizawa's great talent in Good People?
(a) Using silence.
(b) Setting atmosphere.
(c) Staying under budget.
(d) Directing actors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the subject of The Drunken Angel?

2. What did Kurosawa lose in his duel with the gang of students that attack him in Murasaki and Shonagon?

3. In My Rebellious Phase, what dangerous material did Akira use on some of his pranks?

4. What happened to Akira and his wife's first house?

5. What did Akira's brother do three days before killing himself?

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