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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Act Two," when does Lord Wakasanosuke meet with Lord Hangan?
(a) 2 p.m.
(b) 2 a.m.
(c) 4 p.m.
(d) 4 a.m.

2. In "Act Two," why does Honzo ask Konami to leave the room when Lord Wakasanosuke enters?
(a) Because Lord Wakasanosuke has a secret to tell.
(b) Because it's improper for her to be alone in a room with two men.
(c) Because Konami dislikes Lord Wakasanosuke.
(d) Because Lord Wakasanosuke dislikes Konami.

3. What title does Enya Hangan Takasada hold?
(a) Major.
(b) Knight.
(c) Lord.
(d) Governor.

4. Why doesn't Konami tell Lord Wakasanosuke what Rikiya tells her?
(a) Lord Wakasanosuke overhears it.
(b) She doesn't want to spread rumors.
(c) Rikiya asks her not to.
(d) She forgets the message.

5. In "Act Three," how does Moronao greet Lord Hangan?
(a) He gives him a gift.
(b) He shakes his hand.
(c) He yells at him.
(d) He ignores Hangan when he arrives.

6. How does Ono Sadakuro die?
(a) From old age.
(b) From poison.
(c) From a gunshot.
(d) From being stabbed.

7. How does Hangan greet the shoguns in "Act Four"?
(a) With tea.
(b) With sake.
(c) He doesn't greet them.
(d) With water.

8. Why doesn't Rikiya kiss Konami in "Act Two"?
(a) She is socially beneath him.
(b) He isn't interested in her.
(c) She pushes him away.
(d) He says he follows the rules.

9. What does Hangan's samurai talk about after Hangan's death?
(a) His new role.
(b) His sorrow.
(c) His need for a new job.
(d) His master's life.

10. In "Act Five," what does the old man tell Ono Sadakuro about his money?
(a) It is his life savings.
(b) He got it from selling his daughter.
(c) He stole it from someone.
(d) He found it behind the temple.

11. How does Kaoyo identify Nitta Yoshisada's helmet?
(a) By inscription.
(b) By appearance.
(c) By weight.
(d) By scent.

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

13. What title does Kakogawa Honzo Yukikuni have?
(a) Chief retainer.
(b) Master colonel.
(c) Shogun supervisor.
(d) Lord of the manor.

14. How does Kampei describe his relationship with Senzaki Yagoro?
(a) They are distant cousins.
(b) They are comrades in arms.
(c) They are near strangers.
(d) They are former enemies.

15. What does Kampei think when Senzaki Yagoro tells him about raising money?
(a) That he is a fool.
(b) That he is keeping a secret.
(c) That he is too busy to help.
(d) That he is an honorable man.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Hangan ask Yuranosuke before he dies?

3. Why does Kaoyo tell her husband about Moronao after he tries to win her over the first time?

4. What impresses Goemon about Rikiya in "Act Four"?

5. How does Honzo react to Lord Wakasanosuke's plans to kill Moronao?

(see the answer keys)

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