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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the temple that Lord Takauji builds in "Act One"?
(a) Morrona.
(b) Tsurugaoka.
(c) Tokyo.
(d) Chushingura.

2. Who oversees Lord Takauji's celebration of the new temple?
(a) His cousin.
(b) His wife.
(c) His younger brother.
(d) The mayor of his town.

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

4. What is the first thing Yakushiji demands after Hangan dies?
(a) His wife.
(b) For a fire to be built.
(c) For everyone to leave.
(d) His land.

5. What does Yashuchki's wife want Kakogawa Honzo Yukikuni to do about the rumors about her husband in "Act Two"?
(a) Find the truth in them.
(b) Stop them from spreading.
(c) Spread it further.
(d) Tell her the whole rumor.

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

7. How does Kakogawa Honzo Yukikuni feel about the rumors about Yasuchika in "Act Two"?
(a) He tries to confirm them.
(b) He embellishes them.
(c) He is worried about them.
(d) He dismisses them.

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

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

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

11. What does Kampei promise Senzaki Yagoro in "Act Five"?
(a) To help raise money.
(b) To leave town.
(c) To stay true to his faith.
(d) To regain his honor.

12. How does Honzo react to Lord Wakasanosuke's plans to kill Moronao?
(a) He is indifferent.
(b) He is pleased.
(c) He is worried.
(d) He is offended.

13. What does Ishido say will happen to Lord Hangan's lands?
(a) The land will be taken.
(b) Land will be added.
(c) They will have to take on new servants.
(d) The land will be traded.

14. How does Kaoyo feel about the advances Moronao makes on her?
(a) Confused.
(b) Sad.
(c) Proud.
(d) Ashamed.

15. In "Act Four," what does Kaoyo say is the root of the problems with Moronao?
(a) His pride.
(b) His honor.
(c) His attempt to win her over.
(d) His waste of money.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why doesn't Konami tell Lord Wakasanosuke what Rikiya tells her?

3. What does Hangan stab himself with in "Act Four"?

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

5. In "Act One," where do some of the lords want Nitta Yoshisada's helmet?

(see the answer keys)

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