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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) Tokyo.
(b) Tsurugaoka.
(c) Morrona.
(d) Chushingura.

2. In "Act Five," what does Senzaki Yagoro say he is raising money for?
(a) Himself.
(b) A library.
(c) A temple.
(d) A monument.

3. What does Hangan ask Yuranosuke before he dies?
(a) To leave Japan.
(b) To watch over his family.
(c) To avenge his death.
(d) To have pity.

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

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

6. Who does Kakogawa Honzo Yukikuni ask to find a messenger before he goes to speak with Yashuchki's wife in "Act Two"?
(a) Honase.
(b) Tonase.
(c) Conase.
(d) No one.

7. How does Yasuchika know about Moronao and Kaoyo in "Act One"?
(a) Moronao asks him for advice.
(b) Kaoyo tells him.
(c) Moronao tells him.
(d) He sees Kaoyo crying.

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

9. 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) Tell her the whole rumor.
(d) Spread it further.

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

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

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

13. Why does Wakasanosuke pretend to be ill in "Act Three"?
(a) He is bored.
(b) He is ashamed.
(c) He wants to leave.
(d) He is confused.

14. 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 help him regain his honor in the city.
(d) To seek revenge against Moronao.

15. Why does Bannai harass Kampei's wife?
(a) Because Moronao forces him.
(b) Because he was bribed too.
(c) Because Kampei is gone.
(d) Because he thinks she is someone else.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Act Two," why does Honzo ask Konami to leave the room when Lord Wakasanosuke enters?

2. Who meets Obashi Rikiya in "Act Two"?

3. Who greets Deputy Ashikaga Tadayoshi first when he arrives at the celebration for Lord Takauji's new temple?

4. What is the first thing Yakushiji demands after Hangan dies?

5. What happens when Ishido tells Yakushiji to be respectful in "Act Four"?

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