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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 justify deceiving the friar?
(a) by recognizing the lies the friar tells.
(b) because he cannot explain in Spanish.
(c) because the friar may be a spy.
(d) by simply not telling everything.

2. How does Toranaga leave the palace in Osaka?
(a) disguised as a woman.
(b) disguised as a priest.
(c) disguised as a gardener.
(d) disguised as a samurai.

3. What does Rodrigues believe is in the delivery to Toranaga?
(a) orders to kill Blackthorne.
(b) Blackthorne's rutters.
(c) maps from the Erasmus.
(d) a catechism written in Japanese.

4. Where is Blackthorne taken out of respect for his position?
(a) the general prison.
(b) the palace of the shōgun.
(c) the home of Mura, the headman of the village, Anjiro.
(d) the office of Father Sabastio.

5. Why does Blackthorne bow to Yabu?
(a) for his bravery in saving the life of Rodrigues.
(b) to beg for his life.
(c) for his superior air.
(d) for his allowing Blackthorne to save Rodrigues.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Yabu to defy orders?

2. What does the first priest indicate when he arrives where Blackthorne is held prisoner?

3. During the trip on the galley, how does the weather change?

4. How do Blackthorne and his men determine which of them will be executed?

5. Who sees Blackthorne as dangerous because of his information?

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