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Spirited Away

Hayao Miyazaki

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1. What is the definition of anime?

(A) Feature-length animated films

(B) Films based on comic books

(D) Animated films distributed by Disney

2. What medium was the forerunner of anime?

(A) Manga

(B) Disney

(D) Newspapers

3. What makes the animation in Spirited Away unique?

(A) It’s entirely computer generated

(B) It’s all done by one man

(D) It’s hand-drawn

4. What happens to Chihiro’s parents after they eat the foods meant for the spirits?

(A) They explore the theme park

(B) They turn into pigs

(D) They become spirits

5. How can Chihiro survive in the spirit world?

(A) By hiding out

(B) By getting a job

(D) By learning to fly

6. Why does Kamaji help Chihiro?

(A) She rescues the soot creature

(B) She helps haul coal

(D) She’s a friend of Haku

7. What does Yubaba steal from Chihiro?

(A) Her gold

(B) Her parents

(D) Her name

8. What does Yubaba rename Chihiro?

(A) Sen

(B) Lin

(D) Boh

9. How does No-Face gain entry to the bathhouse?

(A) Haku flies him in

(B) Chihiro leaves a door open for him

(D) Lin invites him in

10. What is the other form that Haku takes?

(A) A frog

(B) A stink spirit

(D) A river

11. How does No-Face get a voice?

(A) By eating a magic cake

(B) By eating a disembodied head

(D) By eating a frog servant

12. What can No-Face create out of thin air?

(A) Gold

(B) Food

(D) Sludge

13. What creature does Zeniba turn Boh into?

(A) A giant baby

(B) A greedy adult

(D) A white dragon

14. Why did Yubaba put a slug into Haku?

(A) To punish him

(B) To heal him

(D) To control him

15. What does Sen remember about Haku?

(A) He once rode the train

(B) He was once a river

(D) He was once a human

16. What is Yubaba’s final challenge to Sen?

(A) Identify her parents

(B) Return Boh

(D) Clean the bathhouse

17. Why can’t Haku return home?

(A) He has a contract with Yubaba

(B) His parents have moved

(D) His river was paved over

18. How does Sen heal Haku and No-Face?

(A) By giving them medicine that helps them stop bleeding

(B) By stealing magic from Zeniba

(D) By taking gold from No-Face for Yubaba

19. What does Sen discover the stink spirit really is?

(A) A frog

(B) A river spirit

(D) No-Face

20. Spirited Away made history in 2003 by winning what award?

(A) An Oscar

(B) An Emmy

(D) Directors Guild Award

21. What distinguishes the features of the characters in anime?

(A) Their Asian features are highly exaggerated

(B) They’re very Westernized

(D) They don’t have hair

22. What, ultimately, saves Sen from the bathhouse?

(A) Haku’s love

(B) Zeniba’s spell

(D) Her parents

23. What does Yubaba initially think has been taken from her?

(A) Baby Boh

(B) Gold

(D) Chihiro’s contract

24. What does Yubaba discover is actually missing?

(A) Baby Boh

(B) Gold

(D) Chihiro’s contract

25. What is Haku’s real name?

(A) Boh

(B) Sen

(D) Hayao Miyazaki

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