1 Rashomon is based on two short stories by which Japanese author? Kenzaburo Oe Natsume Soseki Yukio Mishima Ryunosuke Akutagawa 2 Which character does not provide testimony in court? The policeman The woodcutter The commoner The priest 3 Whose court testimony has no witnesses? The commoner's The priest's The wife's The woodcutter's 4 The director of the film is Ryunosuke Kurosawa Akira Akutagawa Ryunosuke Akutagawa Akira Kurosawa 5 The policeman captures a bandit named Toshiro Tajomaru Ryu Akira 6 In Tajomaru's tale... Tajomaru kills the samurai and rapes the wife Tajomaru kills the samurai and the wife escapes Both the samurai and the wife escape Tajomaru rapes the wife and runs away 7 Who was not present at the events surrounding the samurai's death? Tajomaru The priest The woodcutter The samurai's wife 8 Who does not act as a witness to court testimonies? The commoner The woodcutter The priest The policeman 9 Who adopts the baby at the end of the film? The priest The wife The woodcutter The commoner 10 What is the Rashomon? The name of the region The name of the samurai The name of the city-gate The name of the king 11 Which character defends lies so long as they are "entertaining"? The priest The woodcutter The commoner Tajomaru 12 Who dies in the all versions of the story? The woodcutter The samurai's wife Tajomaru The samurai 13 What year was Rashomon released? 1945 1948 1950 1949 14 Which of the following is not a location in the film? The courthouse The grove The Rashomon gate The city 15 Where does the commoner suggest the Rashomon gate might hide corpses? The roof The walls The garden The basement 16 Who in the film testifies about committing suicide? The samurai's ghost and the wife The wife and the woodcutter The samurai's ghost and Tajomaru Tajomaru and the wife 17 How does Tajomaru claim he tricked the samurai? Telling him a riddle Leading him to buried treasure Hypnotizing him Claiming to have magical powers 18 Who tells the first story of the events leading up to the samurai's death? The samurai's ghost The woodcutter Tajomaru The wife 19 In her tale, how does the wife try to kill herself? Stabbing Drowning Poisoning Hanging 20 How does the court communicate with the dead samurai? By reading tea leaves By reading his last will and testament By using a psychic medium By using a Ouija board 21 What are the woodcutter and the priest doing at the very beginning of the film? Eating Gathering firewood Staring at the rain Sleeping 22 Who discovers the samurai's body? The policeman The commoner The priest The woodcutter 23 Who captures and brings Tajomaru to court? The policeman The woodcutter The commoner The priest 24 How does the priest describe the wife's testimony? Docile and pathetic Dry and toneless Fierce and strong-willed Vengeful and petty 25 Which character announces he might lose his faith in the human soul? The priest The policeman The commoner The woodcutter
