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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. How does Blackthorne realize he is not going to be executed?
(a) they give him a bath and new clothes.
(b) they tell him in Portuguese.
(c) they take him out of the prison courtyard.
(d) they give him a musket.

2. Where does Blackthorne find himself once again?
(a) on the Erasmus.
(b) in a cramped prison cell
(c) on Rodrigues's galley.
(d) in front of Toranaga.

3. Who sees Blackthorne as dangerous because of his information?
(a) the church.
(b) the shōgun.
(c) Yuba.
(d) Hiro-matsu.

4. What does Blackthorne suspect about Father Sabastio?
(a) that he is using Blackthorne to elevate his own position.
(b) that he is a spy for the Portuguese
(c) that he is not interpreting properly for the Japanese.
(d) that he fears for his own life by talking to him.

5. What is the subject matter of the Prologue?
(a) the storm that sends the ship to land at Japan.
(b) the warnings from the Japanese about invaders.
(c) the promotion of Blackthorne to captain.
(d) the conflict between the Jesuits and the Dutch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Domingo teach Blackthorne?

2. What causes Toranaga to have trouble sleeping?

3. What history does Domingo tell Blackthorne about?

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

5. Who does Yokodo tell Toranaga he should marry?

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