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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 does the samurai Omi do when one man fails to bow upon his arrival?
(a) he has the man crucified.
(b) he slices off the man's head.
(c) he throws the man into prison.
(d) he orders the man put to the lash.

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

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

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

5. How is the Englishman killed?
(a) in boiling oil.
(b) in boiling water.
(c) in boiling butter.
(d) in the boiling sun.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Toda Hiro-matsu arrives, what is Yabu doing?

2. What happens to Rodrigues during the storm?

3. What sentence is pronounced on Blackthorne's men?

4. What are the men given to eat?

5. How long has Hiro-matsu been serving Toranaga?

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