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