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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. During the trip on the galley, how does the weather change?
(a) it begins to snow.
(b) the clouds hide the stars.
(c) a storm comes up.
(d) the sea becomes calm.

2. What does the samurai Omi do when one man fails to bow upon his arrival?
(a) he orders the man put to the lash.
(b) he throws the man into prison.
(c) he has the man crucified.
(d) he slices off the man's head.

3. How does Blackthorne show his contempt for Father Sabastio?
(a) by shouting at him.
(b) by snatching and breaking his crucifix.
(c) by refusing to speak to him.
(d) by making faces behind his back.

4. What does the first priest indicate when he arrives where Blackthorne is held prisoner?
(a) that Blackthorne is going to die.
(b) that Blackthorne is the lone survivor of the wreck.
(c) that Blackthorne is safe because of his golden hair.
(d) that Blackthorne will become a slave.

5. What history does Domingo tell Blackthorne about?
(a) the migration of the Japanese from mainland Asia.
(b) the religion of the Japanese.
(c) the rise and fall of the shōguns.
(d) traders who came to Japan over a century ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Rodrigues when the galley arrives safely in Osaka?

2. Who does Yokodo tell Toranaga he should marry?

3. What causes Yabu to defy orders?

4. Where does Blackthorne find himself once again?

5. How does Rodrigues begin to feel about Blackthorne?

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