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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Ten through Nineteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Rodrigues found the morning after the storm?
(a) alive and well at the bottom of a cliff.
(b) dead and mangled at the bottom of a cliff.
(c) floating face down in the surf at the bottom of a cliff.
(d) barely alive at the bottom of a cliff.

2. When Blackthorne's name is called, what does he think at first?
(a) that they finally know how to pronounce his name.
(b) that he is being saved.
(c) that someone is there to help him escape.
(d) that he is going to his death.

3. Who does Yokodo tell Toranaga he should marry?
(a) the young widow of Hiro-matsu's grandson.
(b) his chief consort.
(c) Yaemon's mother, Ochiba.
(d) Mariko.

4. How does Blackthorne realize he is not going to be executed?
(a) they take him out of the prison courtyard.
(b) they give him a bath and new clothes.
(c) they give him a musket.
(d) they tell him in Portuguese.

5. What is the difference between the Erasmus and the galley headed to Osaka?
(a) the Erasmus has oars but the galley does not.
(b) the Erasmus is built for the rough weather.
(c) the galley is more rugged than the Erasmus.
(d) the Erasmus is much larger than the galley.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rodrigues consider doing with Blackthorne?

2. What has Yabu decided to do against direct orders.

3. What lie does Blackthorne continue to tell?

4. What happens to Rodrigues during the storm?

5. What does Blackthorne admit to Toranaga about the war between Spain and Holland?

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