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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. How were the streets of Kurosawa's neighborhood lit the on night of September 1, 1923?
(a) Torches.
(b) Emergency generators.
(c) Fireflies.
(d) Candles.

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

3. Reading his family tree, young Akira realize his ancestors included whom?
(a) Emperors.
(b) Ballistics experts.
(c) A famous imperial artist.
(d) Great warriors.

4. In what year did Kurosawa begin shooting Sugata Sanshiro?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1933.
(d) 1942.

5. Which Japanese director is not mentioned in Good People?
(a) Naruse Mikio.
(b) Yasujiro Ozu.
(c) Takizawa Eisuke.
(d) Fushimizu Shu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the leftist group that Kurosawa joined in the 1930's?

2. Who joined Kurosawa in forming Film Art Association?

3. How many years did it take Akira Kurosawa to rise to chief assistant under Yamamoto Kajiro?

4. What is The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail based on?

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

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