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Shogun | Quiz

James Clavell
This Study Guide consists of approximately 94 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Shogun.

Shogun | Quiz

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1)

What does Domingo say about the prisoners in the place where he and Blackthorne are? (from Chapters Ten through Nineteen)

they will soon be forgotten.
they will be used as medical experiments.
they will all be released.
they are all condemned to die.
2)

Why does Buntaro still want revenge against Blackthorne? (from Chapters Sixty and Sixty-One)

the shame of a divorce from Mariko.
the affair he thinks took place between him and Mariko.
the money he lost when he lost Mariko.
the honor that Toranaga has given Blackthorne.
3)

Why is Blackthorne suddenly being treated well? (from Chapters Twenty through Twenty-Nine)

on orders from Toranaga.
because he has the map.
on orders from Ishido.
because he tells the truth.
4)

What has Toranaga learned about his situation? (from Chapters Ten through Nineteen)

he is scheduled to be executed.
he has solid support of the other four regents.
he has developed a terminal illness.
he is alone against the other four regents.
5)

Why do many guards die on the way to the ship? (from Chapters Twenty through Twenty-Nine)

they fall into the water.
they are attacked by peasants.
they are attacked by archers.
they are attacked by tigers.
6)

Why does Blackthorne threaten to commit suicide? (from Chapters Thirty through Thirty-Nine)

no one in the village will help him learn Japanese.
the village is held responsible for his learning Japanese.
he thinks he has no chance to learn Japanese.
he does not want to learn Japanese.
7)

What are the losses Blackthorne ponders after the destruction of the Erasmus? (from Chapters Sixty and Sixty-One)

the silver he had saved on the trip.
the way he misses Mariko.
the Japanese who had died since he arrived.
five ships and almost all the five hundred crewmen.
8)

What does the letter from Mariko urge Blackthorne to do? (from Chapters Sixty and Sixty-One)

kill Toranaga.
wait for a merchant ship and leave Japan.
build a new ship.
join the Church.
9)

What is Blackthorne's duty after Toranaga leaves? (from Chapters Thirty through Thirty-Nine)

to learn Portuguese.
to learn sword fighting.
to learn Japanese history.
to learn Japanese.
10)

What does Blackthorne do when he realizes he is not going to be executed? (from Chapters Twenty through Twenty-Nine)

goes to his room and yells.
makes an offering to the priest.
a hornpipe dance.
a series of back flips.
11)

Who does Toranaga send for to come to his quarters? (from Chapters Forty-Seven through Fifty-One)

Blackthorne.
Alvito.
Mariko.
Hiro-matsu.
12)

Where does Buntaro seek lodging when he comes with Toranaga? (from Chapters Thirty through Thirty-Nine)

in Blackthorne's house.
with Mariko.
with Rodrigues.
in Yabu's house.
13)

How does Blackthorne divert attention from Toranaga in the palanquin? (from Chapters Twenty through Twenty-Nine)

by doing a hornpipe dance.
by feigning a fit.
by bowing low to Ishido.
by pointing to the sky.
14)

What does Blackthorne suggest Toranaga intends to do with him and Mariko? (from Chapters Fifty-Two through Fifty-Nine)

sacrifice them.
sell them.
demote them.
promote them.
15)

Who does Yokodo tell Toranaga he should marry? (from Chapters Ten through Nineteen)

Mariko.
his chief consort.
the young widow of Hiro-matsu's grandson.
Yaemon's mother, Ochiba.
16)

What permission does Toranaga give Blackthorne about his crew? (from Chapters Forty-Seven through Fifty-One)

that he could visit them.
that he could send them back to Portugal.
that he could return them to the ship.
that he could bury them.
17)

What does Blackthorne say that he and Mariko are to Toranaga? (from Chapters Fifty-Two through Fifty-Nine)

decoys.
amusements.
lame ducks.
pidgeons.
18)

How does Toranaga attempt to make peace between Buntaro and Mariko? (from Chapters Forty through Forty-Six)

giving Buntaro a fiefdom.
having Buntaro apologize to Mariko.
having Buntaro spend the night with Mariko.
giving Mariko a financial settlement.
19)

Why does Vinck pull a gun on Blackthorne? (from Chapters Sixty and Sixty-One)

he thinks Blackthorne destroyed the Erasmus.
he goes crazy thinking he is stranded in Japan.
he wants the reward for killing Blackthorne.
he plans to kill Blackthorne to save him from capture.
20)

What was Mariko's motivation for deceiving Blackthorne? (from Chapters Sixty and Sixty-One)

to win back Buntaro.
to keep him safe.
to strengthen her position.
to keep him in Japan.
21)

Why is Toranaga clever to resign from the council? (from Chapters Thirty through Thirty-Nine)

he knows Yaemon will be displeased.
he is not ready to declare war.
the surprise will confuse the other council members.
the council cannot legally act with only four members.
22)

What does Rodrigues know if there is a sea battle between his ship and Blackthorne's? (from Chapters Forty through Forty-Six)

Blackthorne will defeat him.
Toranaga will be on Blackthorne's ship.
the Jesuits will sabotage Blackthorne's ship.
he will defeat Blackthorne.
23)

When does Fujiko sleep? (from Chapters Thirty through Thirty-Nine)

only short cat naps.
only when Blackthorne goes out.
only when Blackthorne sleeps.
only during the day.
24)

What are the living conditions of Blackthorne's crew? (from Chapters Forty-Seven through Fifty-One)

they have all been given Japanese wives.
they are in a large house with servants.
they are in filth and crawling with lice.
they are free to make improvements on their houses.
25)

How does Blackthorne realize he is not going to be executed? (from Chapters Ten through Nineteen)

they take him out of the prison courtyard.
they give him a bath and new clothes.
they tell him in Portuguese.
they give him a musket.
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