Definition of 問う (とう)

Godan-u verb (special), transitive verb
1.
to ask, to inquire
2.
to blame (someone) for, to accuse of, to pursue (question of responsibility), to charge with
3.
to care about, to regard as important(used in neg. form)
See also:問わず
4.
to call into question, to doubt, to question(usu. in passive form)
Other readings:
訪う【とう】
Related Kanji
question, ask, problem
call on, visit, look up, offer sympathy
Example sentences(showing 12 results)

Ask if he wants another drink

じんしゅ
人種
ねんれい
年齢
しゅうきょう
宗教
I don't care about your race or age or religion

にんげん
人間
こうどう
行動
せきにん
責任
A madman is not accountable for his actions

けいさつ
警察
かれ
りんごく
隣国
じょうほ
情報
なが
流した
つみ
罪に
The police charged him with leaking information to a neighboring country

しょうに
証人
じつ
事実
かく
隠せば
けいほう
刑法
つみ
罪に
The concealment of facts by a witness is a criminal offense

せい
政府
じゅうみ
住民
いっぱんとうひょ
一般投票
じっ
実施
The government put the question to the people in a referendum

The problem quoted isn't one, but there are problems in the reading section that ask you to distinguish relative pronouns from relative adverbs

かのじょ
彼女
さつじんざい
殺人罪
She should be charged with murder

おと
せっとうざい
窃盗罪
This man was charged with theft

おと
せっとうはん
窃盗犯
The man was charged with theft

かれ
さつじんざい
殺人罪
He was accused of murder

ソクラテス
しゅしん
主神
しんろん
無神論
つみ
罪に
Socrates was accused of atheism because he did not believe in Zeus