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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Ten through Nineteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Blackthorne admit to Toranaga about the war between Spain and Holland?
(a) that religious differences are a ridiculous reason for war.
(b) that he never participated in it.
(c) that it will soon spread to Japan.
(d) that it has nothing to do with him.

3. How long has Hiro-matsu been serving Toranaga?
(a) since he was fifteen.
(b) for twenty years.
(c) for ten years.
(d) since the revolution.

4. What history does Domingo tell Blackthorne about?
(a) the migration of the Japanese from mainland Asia.
(b) the rise and fall of the shōguns.
(c) traders who came to Japan over a century ago.
(d) the religion of the Japanese.

5. What does Blackthorne want to do?
(a) escape during the confusion.
(b) search the coastline for Rodrigues.
(c) take command of the galley.
(d) apply for Rodriguez's job.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Rodrigues when the galley arrives safely in Osaka?

2. What does Yabu find on the Erasmus?

3. What is the position of Toda Hiro-matsu?

4. What is the difference between the Erasmus and the galley headed to Osaka?

5. What is Blackthorne's position before the wreck of the Erasmus?

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