1 Seven Samurai is cast with... an ensemble cast a central heroic star a leading pair and supporting characters two morally ambiguous central characters 2 Why are the villagers so unprotected from assault? They have killed all of the samurai that could have helped them Civil wars have divided the country, and the government is unable to help The bandits are supported by the government It was not considered illegal to pillage in this time period 3 The villagers have suffered all of the following problems EXCEPT: Heavy taxes Flooding Forced labor Drought 4 Yohei's expression and body language when he overhears the bandits characterizes him, and the villagers in general, as: steadfast and intelligent wily and dangerous cautious but optimistic weak and fearful 5 When the villagers first argue about how to deal with the bandits, Rikichi refers to which action that will drive a major conflict in the film? Killing retreating samurai Killing themselves Offering their daughters to the bandits Offering their daughters to the samurai 6 What does the circle of villagers, and Rikichi's separation from them, represent? Rikichi will later turn against his village Rikichi is isolated from the community in some way Rikichi is forward-looking, while the villagers are regressive Rikichi wishes to leave the village 7 In the first scene among the villagers we are introduced to which major conflict? The struggle between those that wish to fight the bandits and those that wish to appease them The conflict between Manzo and his daughter, Shino The conflict between honorable samurai and vain samurai The conflict between samurai-born and lower-born citizens 8 The focus on the mill wheel during the establishing shot of the Old Man's house might indicate all of the following EXCEPT: The mill will later be destroyed The old man holds an important position in the town The old man's plan will require the villagers to survive only on millet The mill will be used to finally defeat the bandits 9 In the larger city, the shots follow the gaze of the four farmers rapidly from samurai to samurai in order to... Generate a sense of the difficulty of finding the kind of samurai necessary Reflect their confusion as to what qualifies a samurai Reflect their desire to give up on the task Generate a sense of the wealth of options of samurai to choose from in the city 10 The first samurai we encounter gives us an important introduction to... The conflict between samurai-born samurai and 'fake' samurai The social hierarchy to which the samurai adhere The type of truly honorable samurai that will help the farmers The fact that many samurai are starving in this time of crisis. 11 We are shown samurai that behave cruelly towards the farmers so that we... Identify with the samurai Turn against the farmers ourselves Sympathize more with the farmers Feel animosity toward the samurai 12 Kurosawa uses a rainstorm while the villagers are in the larger city for all of the following reasons EXCEPT: To create a visually dynamic image in the frame To raise the stakes of their search by putting a time pressure on the ripening of barley To heighten the dismal mood and the feelings of hopelessness that the farmers feel To foreshadow the rain of the final large battle 13 The men at the inn who tease the farmers primarily function to... Demonstrate the low position of farmers in society Demonstrate the kindness of some honorable samurai Remind the audience of the lack of a strong, centralized government Remind the audience of the farmer's poor diet 14 The men at the inn repeat which sentiment that we have already heard in the village? The farmers should fight the bandits alone There are many brave, strong, and starving samurai to be found The farmers should abandon their village The farmers should just kill themselves 15 The weak and starving samurai at the inn serves which purpose? He makes the mean men in the inn look nice in comparison He reminds them how much better off they would be without the bandits He gives them hope that they will find samurai to help them He contributes to the feeling that any samurai they find will be weak and pathetic 16 Why are Manzo and Rikichi wrestling on the second morning in the city? Manzo is mad that Rikichi did not stand up to the men at the inn Their dispute over how to deal with the bandits has escalated Rikichi wants to sleep with Manzo's daughter Rikichi wants to give up and Manzo wants to stay longer in the city 17 During the fight between Rikichi and Manzo, Rikichi first introduces the conflict... between villagers who want to appease the bandits and those that want to fight between the samurai that adhere to a societally engrained 'honor code' and those that follow their own internal moral compass between the villagers who are defenseless and the samurai that might take advantage of them between villagers who still have something to lose to the bandits and those who already have nothing 18 How does Rikichi first bring up the conflict between villagers who have lost their family and those who still have family to protect? He suggests that Manzo offer up his daughter to the bandits in exchange for peace He tells Manzo that he should sacrifice himself for he village if he believes in bargaining like that He reminds Manzo that he lost his wife to the bandits last year He asks Manzo which villager he would be willing to kill for peace with the bandits 19 Who is the first of the seven samurai that we encounter? Kikuchiyo Kambei Gorobei Katsushiro 20 What is Katsushiro doing when we meet him? He is fighting with Kikuchiyo He is shaving his head He is getting his first samurai robe He is watching Kambei prepare to attack a thief 21 What is Kambei doing when we first encounter him? He is fighting a thief He is cutting off his samurai knot He is rubbing his head He is dueling another samurai 22 Why does Kambei shave his head? Because he lost an important battle Because he has been shamed as a samurai To pretend to be a monk to steal food To pretend to be a monk to save a child 23 How is Kikuchiyo characterized in contrast to Kambei when we first meet them? He is angry and slovenly, where Kambei is gentle and neat He is kind but stern, where Kambei is mean and unpredictable He is gentle and soft spoken, where Kambei is tough and loud He is proud and boisterous, where Kambei is humble and reserved 24 What are we meant to take from Kambei's actions around his rescue of the child from the thief? He cares less about helping people than whether he will be fed He cares more about helping people than samurai customs and social hierarchy He cares more about helping people than he does about whether he will be fed He cares less about helping people than he does about impressing other samurai 25 In what way does Kambei insult Kikuchiyo when they first meet? He tells him that he knows he was born a peasant He calls him insulting names He questions whether Kikuchiyo is really a samurai He questions Kikuchiyo's intelligence
