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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Twenty through Twenty-Nine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Why does Hiro-matsu request permission to commit seppuku?
(a) because his wife shamed him in public.
(b) because of the shame of his grandson's action.
(c) because he is tired of living.
(d) because he lost his property.

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

4. Satisfied Blackthorne is not an enemy, what does Friar Dominga tell Blackthorne?
(a) about Spanish priests.
(b) about Spanish gold.
(c) about Spanish ships.
(d) about Spanish cuisine.

5. What happens to Rodrigues during the storm?
(a) he becomes too ill to pilot the galley.
(b) he misses his chance to kill Blackthorne.
(c) he has a religious experience.
(d) his safety line snaps and he is washed overboard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Blackthorne find himself once again?

2. What order does Toda Hiro-matsu issue?

3. What does Blackthorne suspect about the daimyo, Kasigi Yabu, Lord of Izu?

4. What does Blackthorne admit to Toranaga about the war between Spain and Holland?

5. On the way to Osaka, what does Blackthorne do while Rodrigues naps?

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