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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Yakushiji harsh toward Hangan when he first meets him?
(a) Because he is friends with Moronao.
(b) Because he is drunk.
(c) Because he thinks Hangan is rude.
(d) Because he doesn't like dealing with arguments.

2. How does Moronao feel when Honzo gives him gifts in "Act Three"?
(a) Angry.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Shocked.
(d) Proud.

3. In "Act Three," when Honzo summons Moronao, why does Moronao prepare to fight?
(a) He's angry at someone else.
(b) He believes Honzo robbed him.
(c) He thinks he is being tricked.
(d) He knows he's going to be kicked out.

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

5. How do Kakogawa Honzo Yukikuni's wife and daughter feel about the Yasuchika rumors in "Act Two"?
(a) They can prove the rumors true.
(b) They laugh at the rumors.
(c) They worry about the rumors.
(d) They don't hear the rumors.

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

7. Why does Lord Takauji build a temple in "Act One"?
(a) Because he needs a new house.
(b) Because he has been defeated.
(c) Because he is a loyal servant.
(d) Because he is getting paid well.

8. Why does Moronao tell Hangan Kaoyo sent him a poem?
(a) As a response to his love.
(b) For him to critique.
(c) Because he asked for one.
(d) To teach him something new.

9. What impresses Goemon about Rikiya in "Act Four"?
(a) That she cooks well.
(b) That she is a good fighter.
(c) That she stays with Hangan all night.
(d) That she helps fix his shoe.

10. What does Moronao insult Yasuchika about in "Act One"?
(a) His clothing.
(b) His wealth.
(c) His family.
(d) His education.

11. What does Honzo do while giving gifts to Moronao in "Act Three"?
(a) Asks for them back.
(b) Walks away.
(c) Praises him.
(d) Says the gifts are cheap.

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

13. What does Kampei beg Senzaki Yagoro for in "Act Five"?
(a) To help him find a new job.
(b) To lend him money.
(c) To seek revenge against Moronao.
(d) To help him regain his honor in the city.

14. Who exposes Bannai's behavior with Kampei's wife in "Act Three"?
(a) Moronao.
(b) Kampei.
(c) No one.
(d) Okaru.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Moronao threaten to do if Kaoyo doesn't fall in love with him?

3. What does Kaoyo's poem in the letterbox to Moronao say?

4. In "Act One," why is Moronao able to abuse Yasuchika?

5. In "Act One," what problem does Moronao have with Nitta Yoshisada's helmet?

(see the answer keys)

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