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1) The document discusses Ryunosuke Akutagawa's short story "Akutagawa's Truth" which examines the relativity of truth through contradicting witness statements about a crime. 2) In the story, a police commissioner questions seven people who witnessed a samurai being killed by a bandit, however each witness gives a different and contradictory account of what happened. 3) The concept of self-preservation suggests that all the characters' statements were lies aimed at protecting themselves.

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Akutagawa's Truth Quiz Insights

1) The document discusses Ryunosuke Akutagawa's short story "Akutagawa's Truth" which examines the relativity of truth through contradicting witness statements about a crime. 2) In the story, a police commissioner questions seven people who witnessed a samurai being killed by a bandit, however each witness gives a different and contradictory account of what happened. 3) The concept of self-preservation suggests that all the characters' statements were lies aimed at protecting themselves.

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Akutagawa's Truth

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Question 1
In 1913, Akutagawa attended which university?
Response: Tokyo Imperial University
Question 2
It was explicitly indicated in the story that seven people were questioned by a Police Commissioner.
Response: False
Question 3
Tajomaru, Masago, and Takehiko said that the small sword took the life of the samurai. 4/27/2021
Akutagawa's Truth - G-LITT001 BSA32 2nd Sem SY2020-2021 - Akutagawa's Truth - DLSU-D College/GS
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Response: False
Question 4
The concept of self-preservation suggests that all the characters' statements were lies.
Response: True
Question 5
Among the people who gave their statements, everybody gave contradicting accounts except for the
BuddhistPriest and the Woodcutter.
Response: False
Question 6
On their statements describing the bandit's description, both the Policeman and the Woodcutter said
that he waswearing a blue silk kimono.
Response: False
Question 7
Few days after Ryunosuke Akutagawa was born, his mother had gone insane, and his father gave him
to his [Link] is Akutagawa's uncle?
Response: Akutagawa Dosho
Question 8
What is the name of the literary magazine which Akutagawa founded with his colleagues?
Response: Shin Shicho
Question 9
Following the relativity of truth, we can say that all the characters were actually telling the truth
except forMasago.
Response: False
Question 10
While attending university, Akutagawa, together with his colleagues founded a literary magazine in
which he firstpublished one of his famous short stories. What is the title of this story?
Response: Rashomon

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