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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 when the galley arrives safely in Osaka?
(a) he is dead.
(b) he is conscious.
(c) he is still unconscious.
(d) he is delirious.

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

3. What is Toda's plan for the Erasmus?
(a) to confiscate the goods and the ship for Toranga.
(b) to destroy the erasmus.
(c) to remove the canons from the ship.
(d) to confiscate the ship for himself.

4. What does Blackthorne admit to Toranaga about the war between Spain and Holland?
(a) that he never participated in it.
(b) that it has nothing to do with him.
(c) that religious differences are a ridiculous reason for war.
(d) that it will soon spread to Japan.

5. Why does Toranaga worry about Blackthorne?
(a) he fears that many people will try to kill him.
(b) he thinks Blackthorne is an assassin.
(c) he thinks Blackthorne is a god.
(d) he is not sure he told the truth.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Yabu is telling Omi that the next battle will be fought at sea, what does he see entering the bay?

2. Before the storm, who comes on deck to see Blackthorne piloting the ship while Rodrigues sleeps?

3. What does Blackthorne suspect about the daimyo, Kasigi Yabu, Lord of Izu?

4. Where is Blackthorne taken out of respect for his position?

5. How do Blackthorne and his men determine which of them will be executed?

(see the answer key)

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