Section 1
Who is the Japanese artist who likes to paint BIG?
a. Miyazaki Kensuke
b. Miyasaki Kenzuke
a. Miyazaki Kensuke
In 2006, which country did Miyazaki visit to help unhappy children?
Kenya
Miyazaki joined a volunteer group in Sendai after the Great East Japan Earthquake. In what year did it happen?
2011
When Miyazaki started painting in Mariupol, why was he surprised?
a. Because there was a war going on.
b. Because children came out of nowhere to join him.
c. Because the place was not a safe place for an art project.
b. Because children came out of nowhere to join him.
living an ordinary life
But I was from
an ordinary family
But I was from an ordinary family living an ordinary life.
Which country did he visit during a spring break in high school?
Belgium
What did Miyazaki paint that made some students refuse to come to school?
An angry dragon.
Why were the children in Sendai bored?
Because schools were closed.
What did Miyazaki and the children paint in Mariupol?
They painted a big mitten.
to find
of expressing myself
I decided
a different way
I decided to find a different way of expressing myself.
In Belgium, Miyazaki realized the power of art. It was the power to bring people _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
together
Who did Miyazaki ask for help with the painting?
He asked the children in the school.
Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for section 3?
a. Art Has No Power in the Face of Disaster
b. Even in a Disaster People Can Laugh and Smile
c. Painting a School in Sendai
b. Even in a Disaster People Can Laugh and Smile
What do you think the mitten represents in his painting?
a. A home for animals.
b. A society that welcomes all people.
c. A place to keep warm on a cold winter night.
b. A society that welcomes all people.
to do a painting project
in different parts
of the world
I made up my mind
every year
I made up my mind to do a painting project every year in different parts of the world.
Why did he go to London after graduation?
He wanted to become a famous artist.
"Creating happiness through painting in collaboration with others is my thing." "My things" means
a. my childhood dream.
b. my painting technique.
c. my life's work.
c. my life's work.
What did Miyazaki paint in Ofunato?
He painted a barbershop.
What do Easter eggs represent in his painting?
life and hope
and bring a peaceful life
can hatch the egg of hope
that people's warm hearts
to us all
our painting shows
Our painting shows that people's warm hearts can hatch the egg of hope and bring a peaceful life to us all.
Where in London did Miyazaki work part-time?
In a guest house.
What happened after Miyazaki and the children painted together?
The children became more active than before.
In 2017, Miyazaki found himself in Mariupol, Ukraine. What did he see there?
He saw a war was going on.
In what story the big mitten is based on?
The Magic Mitten.
about the usefulness
but I did not want to think
in the face of disaster
I had doubts
of my art project
that art has no power
I had doubts about the usefulness of my art project, but I did not want to think that art has no power in the face of disaster.