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

2. Why does Omi, nephew of Yabu, advise that the men from the shipwreck not be killed?
(a) because of their apparent dislike of the priest.
(b) because they would amuse the shōgun.
(c) because it is not an auspicious day.
(d) because they might know something important.

3. What does Blackthorne do when he realizes he is not going to be executed?
(a) makes an offering to the priest.
(b) a series of back flips.
(c) a hornpipe dance.
(d) goes to his room and yells.

4. What is Toda's plan for the Erasmus?
(a) to confiscate the goods and the ship for Toranga.
(b) to remove the canons from the ship.
(c) to destroy the erasmus.
(d) to confiscate the ship for himself.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who knows the true story of the death of Obata Hiro and Toranaga's grandfather?

2. Although he treats Blackthorne well, what does Mura believe?

3. How does Blackthorne manage to get the galley safely out of the way of the flaming arrows?

4. Who knows there have been secret deals between Ishido and two of the others who rule for Yaemon?

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

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