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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. Why does Rodrigues go aboard the Erasmus?
(a) removing the canon.
(b) looking for the rutters.
(c) guiding the Japanese.
(d) looking for Blackthorne.

2. 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 safe because of his golden hair.
(c) that Blackthorne will become a slave.
(d) that Blackthorne is the lone survivor of the wreck.

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

4. What does Rodrigues consider doing with Blackthorne?
(a) killing him.
(b) partnering with him.
(c) hiding him.
(d) helping him with Toranga.

5. What does Yabu find on the Erasmus?
(a) muskets, gold, silver, plate, coins, and fancy clothing.
(b) stowaways and maps of the Pacific Ocean.
(c) dynamite, fuses, water mines, and wine.
(d) rum, Chinese silks, coconuts, and bananas.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Blackthorne suspect about Father Sabastio?

3. What happens to Rodrigues during the storm?

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

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

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