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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Forty-Seven through Fifty-One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What confidence does Toranaga appear to have in Hiro-matsu?
(a) that he is a true friend.
(b) that he doubts him.
(c) that he trusts him.
(d) that he needs his advice.

2. What natural disaster helps Blackthorne understand the Japanese culture better?
(a) a tsunami.
(b) an earthquake.
(c) a volcano eruption.
(d) a cyclone.

3. Who sees Blackthorne as dangerous because of his information?
(a) the church.
(b) the shōgun.
(c) Yuba.
(d) Hiro-matsu.

4. What does Domingo say about the prisoners in the place where he and Blackthorne are?
(a) they will be used as medical experiments.
(b) they will all be released.
(c) they will soon be forgotten.
(d) they are all condemned to die.

5. Who does Yokodo tell Toranaga he should marry?
(a) Yaemon's mother, Ochiba.
(b) Mariko.
(c) the young widow of Hiro-matsu's grandson.
(d) his chief consort.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Blackthorne when Yabu arrives to see him?

2. When Blackthorne's name is called, what does he think at first?

3. Why does Blackthorne threaten to commit suicide?

4. What causes Toranaga to have trouble sleeping?

5. What does Domingo teach Blackthorne?

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