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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Kaoyo's poem in the letterbox to Moronao say?
(a) He can't understand her poem.
(b) That she thinks she is above him.
(c) That she rejects his love.
(d) That she accepts his love.

3. How does Kudayu say Goemon could have avoided the disaster between Moronao and Hangan?
(a) By giving Moronao a better title.
(b) By having Hangan move.
(c) By bribing Moronao.
(d) By fighting instead of Hangan.

4. What does Senzaki Yagoro say about the plan to avenge Hangan's death?
(a) He denies it.
(b) He says it has been postponed.
(c) He says they need help.
(d) He refuses to talk about it.

5. Who tells rumors about Yasuchika's humiliation in "Act Two"?
(a) Moronao.
(b) Several shoguns.
(c) Yasuchika's servants.
(d) Kaoyo.

6. What animal runs past Ono Sadakuro in "Act Five"?
(a) A boar.
(b) A dog.
(c) A cow.
(d) A goat.

7. How does Moronao make advances on Kaoyo?
(a) He takes her on a walk.
(b) He gives her a poem.
(c) He makes her dinner.
(d) He asks her sister for help.

8. How does Kakogawa Honzo Yukikuni describe Yashuchki's wife's questions in "Act Two"?
(a) Physically dangerous.
(b) Socially dangerous.
(c) Philosophically dangerous.
(d) Not dangerous.

9. In "Act Five," what is wrong with Kampei's rifle fuse?
(a) It is missing.
(b) It is broken.
(c) It is wet.
(d) It is old.

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

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

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

13. Where does Hangan injure Moronao in "Act Three"?
(a) The back.
(b) The leg.
(c) The forehead.
(d) The arm.

14. What does Hangan stab himself with in "Act Four"?
(a) A sword.
(b) A daggar.
(c) A sai.
(d) A knife.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lord Takauji build a temple in "Act One"?

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

3. How does Kaoyo identify Nitta Yoshisada's helmet?

4. What is Nitta Yoshisada known for burning in his helmet?

5. In "Act Two," why does Konami say she is grateful toward her mother?

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