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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Seven and Eight.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Although he treats Blackthorne well, what does Mura believe?
(a) that he will be forced to fight a samurai.
(b) that the samurai will chop off his head.
(c) that he will become a slave of the shōgun.
(d) that the daimyo will order Blackthorne's execution.

2. What are the men given to eat?
(a) putrid fish.
(b) sushi
(c) wilted cabbage.
(d) uncooked rice.

3. Who knows the true story of the death of Obata Hiro and Toranaga's grandfather?
(a) a Portugese.
(b) an old priest.
(c) a blind masseur.
(d) Yabu's consort.

4. When Toda Hiro-matsu arrives, what is Yabu doing?
(a) recruiting an army.
(b) entertaining Blackthorne.
(c) unloading the Erasmus.
(d) preparing for an execution.

5. Who is the pilot of the galley that will take Blackthorne to Osaka?
(a) a Chinese named Li Wang.
(b) a Portuguese named Vasco Rodrigues.
(c) a Frenchman named LaSalle.
(d) an Englishman named Hyde-White.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to take Blackthorne from the pit?

2. How did the book Blackthorne looks for happen to be on the Erasmus?

3. What does the first priest indicate when he arrives where Blackthorne is held prisoner?

4. What does Rodrigues consider doing with Blackthorne?

5. What causes Yabu to defy orders?

(see the answer key)

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