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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. Where is Blackthorne taken out of respect for his position?
(a) the office of Father Sabastio.
(b) the palace of the shōgun.
(c) the general prison.
(d) the home of Mura, the headman of the village, Anjiro.

2. Before the storm, who comes on deck to see Blackthorne piloting the ship while Rodrigues sleeps?
(a) a priest and Yabu.
(b) Toranaga and Yabu.
(c) Hiro-matsu and Father Sebastio.
(d) Hiro-matsu and Yabu.

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

4. What does Rodrigues believe is in the delivery to Toranaga?
(a) maps from the Erasmus.
(b) Blackthorne's rutters.
(c) orders to kill Blackthorne.
(d) a catechism written in Japanese.

5. What praise does Rodrigues give the Japanese sailors?
(a) they never disobey orders.
(b) they are very polite to the pilot.
(c) they row far past what a normal man would endure.
(d) they work very cheaply.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the trip on the galley, how does the weather change?

2. Who comes to take Blackthorne from the pit?

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

4. How does the galley get safely into the harbor?

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

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