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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How will Fujiko pay for the reconstruction of Blackthorne's house if his finances are insufficient?
(a) from money given by Toranaga.
(b) from selling off some of his property.
(c) from taxing the villagers.
(d) out of her own personal fortune.

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

3. After Yabu decides not to kill the crew, where are they held?
(a) in a palace.
(b) in a pit.
(c) in a small cubicle.
(d) on the ship.

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

5. What gift does Rodrigues give Blackthorne that makes him suspicious?
(a) a copy of the Bible in English.
(b) a history of the Jesuits in Japan.
(c) a newly copied rutter.
(d) a dictionary of Portuguese to Japanese language.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sentence is pronounced on Blackthorne's men?

2. Who comes to take Blackthorne from the pit?

3. What is the difference between the Erasmus and the galley headed to Osaka?

4. Why does Omi's wife agree that the money is well spent?

5. Who is the pilot of the galley that will take Blackthorne to Osaka?

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