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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who greets Deputy Ashikaga Tadayoshi first when he arrives at the celebration for Lord Takauji's new temple?
(a) The king.
(b) The mayor.
(c) The lords.
(d) The governor.

2. What happens when Ishido tells Yakushiji to be respectful in "Act Four"?
(a) He storms out in a fit of rage.
(b) He begins to loot the house.
(c) He slaps Ishido.
(d) He burns the house down.

3. What does Kampei do when he sees the samurai walking in "Act Five"?
(a) Tries to flag him down.
(b) Challenges him to a fight.
(c) Ignores him as they pass each other.
(d) Hides in the bushes.

4. How does Ono Sadakuro die?
(a) From a gunshot.
(b) From poison.
(c) From old age.
(d) From being stabbed.

5. In "Act Two," what does Honzo promise to Lord Wakasanosuke?
(a) To do as told.
(b) To lend money.
(c) To fight hard.
(d) To keep a secret.

6. What does Yashuchki's wife want Kakogawa Honzo Yukikuni to do about the rumors about her husband in "Act Two"?
(a) Find the truth in them.
(b) Spread it further.
(c) Tell her the whole rumor.
(d) Stop them from spreading.

7. What does Moronao threaten to do if Kaoyo doesn't fall in love with him?
(a) Go after her sister.
(b) Take her hostage.
(c) Kill her husband.
(d) Steal her family's money.

8. Who does Moronao arrive with at Tadayoshi in "Act Three"?
(a) A retainer.
(b) A shogun.
(c) A lady.
(d) A lord.

9. What does Honzo do while giving gifts to Moronao in "Act Three"?
(a) Walks away.
(b) Asks for them back.
(c) Says the gifts are cheap.
(d) Praises him.

10. Who begs to see Hangan before his death?
(a) His samurai.
(b) His wife.
(c) His shogun.
(d) His retainers.

11. Why does Kampei hunt for food in "Act Five"?
(a) Because he is helping someone.
(b) Because it is his new job.
(c) Because he is poor.
(d) Because he is bored.

12. In "Act Three," who gives Kampei a letterbox to give Lord Hangan?
(a) Kampei's wife.
(b) Moronao.
(c) Kaoyo.
(d) Lord Hangan's wife.

13. What does Hangan's samurai talk about after Hangan's death?
(a) His new role.
(b) His master's life.
(c) His sorrow.
(d) His need for a new job.

14. How does Yasuchika know about Moronao and Kaoyo in "Act One"?
(a) Moronao tells him.
(b) He sees Kaoyo crying.
(c) Kaoyo tells him.
(d) Moronao asks him for advice.

15. How does Hangan greet the shoguns in "Act Four"?
(a) With water.
(b) He doesn't greet them.
(c) With tea.
(d) With sake.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Act Five," what does Senzaki Yagoro say he is raising money for?

2. What does Hangan stab himself with in "Act Four"?

3. In "Act Four," what does Kaoyo say is the root of the problems with Moronao?

4. Who exposes Bannai's behavior with Kampei's wife in "Act Three"?

5. How does Kampei feel when he finds Ono Sadakuro dead?

(see the answer keys)

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