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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Twenty through Twenty-Nine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Toranaga leave the palace in Osaka?
(a) disguised as a priest.
(b) disguised as a gardener.
(c) disguised as a samurai.
(d) disguised as a woman.

2. What causes Yabu to defy orders?
(a) the onslaught of winter.
(b) his devotion to his wife.
(c) his plan to become the shōgun.
(d) the potential for riches aboard Blackthorne's ship.

3. Why do many guards die on the way to the ship?
(a) they are attacked by tigers.
(b) they fall into the water.
(c) they are attacked by peasants.
(d) they are attacked by archers.

4. After a few skirmishes, where does Blackthorne end up?
(a) on board the Erasmus.
(b) with the shōgun.
(c) with Yabu.
(d) facing the emperor.

5. What does Blackthorne admit to Toranaga about the war between Spain and Holland?
(a) that it has nothing to do with him.
(b) that he never participated in it.
(c) that it will soon spread to Japan.
(d) that religious differences are a ridiculous reason for war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Yabu decided to do against direct orders.

2. Why is it dangerous for Toranaga, disguised as Kiri, to reach for the scroll Ishido brings?

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

4. Before the storm, who comes on deck to see Blackthorne piloting the ship while Rodrigues sleeps?

5. What order does Toda Hiro-matsu issue?

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