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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Forty through Forty-Six.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Yabu cover his attempt to get the ship's treasure and weaponry for himself?
(a) he lies that he was only inventorying the goods.
(b) he lies that his men acted on their own.
(c) he lies that he was doing it to keep them safe.
(d) he lies that he had orders from Toranga.

2. What is the difference between the Erasmus and the galley headed to Osaka?
(a) the galley is more rugged than the Erasmus.
(b) the Erasmus has oars but the galley does not.
(c) the Erasmus is built for the rough weather.
(d) the Erasmus is much larger than the galley.

3. Why does Rodrigues go aboard the Erasmus?
(a) looking for Blackthorne.
(b) removing the canon.
(c) looking for the rutters.
(d) guiding the Japanese.

4. When Blackthorne's name is called, what does he think at first?
(a) that he is going to his death.
(b) that he is being saved.
(c) that someone is there to help him escape.
(d) that they finally know how to pronounce his name.

5. How is Rodrigues found the morning after the storm?
(a) alive and well at the bottom of a cliff.
(b) dead and mangled at the bottom of a cliff.
(c) barely alive at the bottom of a cliff.
(d) floating face down in the surf at the bottom of a cliff.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do many guards die on the way to the ship?

2. What does Rodrigues know if there is a sea battle between his ship and Blackthorne's?

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

4. What does Toranaga tell Gyoko about Kiku?

5. Why does Omi, nephew of Yabu, advise that the men from the shipwreck not be killed?

(see the answer key)

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