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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. What sentence is pronounced on Blackthorne's men?
(a) they must become slaves.
(b) one of them must die.
(c) one of them must kill the others.
(d) they will be deported.

2. Who does Suwa know plans to kill Yabu one day?
(a) Yuriko.
(b) Su, the uncle of Yabu's enemy, Ikawa Jikkyu.
(c) Father Sabastio.
(d) Toranaga.

3. What prevents Rodrigues from breaking the seal on the thing he is delivering to Toranaga?
(a) his fear of the priest.
(b) Blackthorne is watching.
(c) there is no way to reseal it.
(d) his religious ideals.

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

5. While Yabu is telling Omi that the next battle will be fought at sea, what does he see entering the bay?
(a) the HMS Pinafore.
(b) a fleet of English warships.
(c) a pod of whales.
(d) a ship flying the flag of Toranaga.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Yabu decides not to kill the crew, where are they held?

2. What is Blackthorne looking for when he manages to return to his ship?

3. What is the subject matter of the Prologue?

4. How does Yabu cover his attempt to get the ship's treasure and weaponry for himself?

5. What question comes to mind when Blackthorne almost falls off the galley while Rodrigues is piloting?

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