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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Rashomon?
(a) A statue.
(b) A gate.
(c) A flag.
(d) A palace.

2. Who does O-Gin tell the police she has abandoned?
(a) Her parents.
(b) Jesus Christ.
(c) Buddha.
(d) The farmer.

3. What does Xiao drop when something slams into his neck?
(a) His shield.
(b) His sword.
(c) His dagger.
(d) His helmet.

4. What is Zenchi's chief characteristic?
(a) His feet.
(b) His nose.
(c) His hair.
(d) His eyes.

5. What had the ghost been haunting that the Lord of Harikawa supposedly exorcised?
(a) A mansion.
(b) A library.
(c) A mountain cave.
(d) A temple.

6. What is Yoshihide caught stealing from the Lord?
(a) A sheep.
(b) A tangerine.
(c) An apple.
(d) A deer.

7. What kind of books does O-Kimi enjoy?
(a) Melodramas.
(b) Horrors.
(c) Science-fiction.
(d) Comedies.

8. How is it claimed Sato was brought back to life?
(a) Jesus breathed her back to life.
(b) She was sent back from heaven.
(c) She was prayed back to life.
(d) She fought off the devil.

9. What does the servant think he can do to survive?
(a) Drug deal.
(b) Gamble.
(c) Gun deal.
(d) Thievery.

10. What religion does Shino convert to?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Islam.
(c) Judaism.
(d) Buddhism.

11. What does Zenchi use to pluck out the fat from the nose?
(a) A piece of string.
(b) A monkey wrench.
(c) Teeth picks.
(d) Tweezers.

12. What does Yoshihide do after he completes his painting?
(a) He destroys the painting.
(b) He moves to China.
(c) He hangs himself.
(d) He marries.

13. What kind of vegetables does O-Kimi see for sale?
(a) Mushrooms.
(b) Potatos.
(c) Carrots.
(d) Green onions.

14. Who is watching the scene from Paradise?
(a) Angel Gabriel.
(b) Lord Buddha.
(c) Disciple Rasha.
(d) Priest Yuha.

15. What does the doctor say Shino's daughter is suffering from?
(a) The flu.
(b) Shingles.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Typhoid fever.

Short Answer Questions

1. What grew in the field behind the house Xiao-er was brought up in?

2. What does the old woman say the dead woman try to sell snake meat as?

3. Who is Yoshihide over-protective of?

4. What does the narrator say Yoshihide's painting fill one with?

5. What is seppuku?

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