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Black Samurai Quiz 1

By Maxwell Olson · Edited by James Cooper · Last reviewed May 16, 2023

1 Who wrote Black Samurai?

Leo Tolstoy

Marc Olden

Robert Sand

James Denning
2 When was Black Samurai published?

1994

2014

1974

1984
3 In what year is the first scene of Black Samurai set?

1973

2001

1976

1999
4 What form does Black Samurai take?

Play

Novel

Film

TV Series
5 Near which city does the story begin?

London

New York

Paris

Tokyo
6 Who is the protagonist?

Sensei

Toki Bi

Colonel Tolstoy

Robert Sand
7 What does the first chapter depict?

Colonel Tolstoy raiding three samurai houses

Sand kidnapping Toki

Colonel Tolstoy defending himself against a raid

Master Konuma making a deal with President Clarke
8 What breed of dog does Tolstoy use in his mission?

German Shepherd

Lab

Corgi

Doberman
9 Why does Tolstoy attack Konuma and his samurai?

The US is at war with Japan

He knows they will try to kill him once they learn he has kidnapped Toki

The samurai have Sand held captive

The samurai have Toki held captive
10 How old is Konuma?

100

120

90

80
11 What is Konuma's nickname?

The Soft Tiger

The Silent Sword

The Last Sight You See

The Quiet Warrior
12 Which is not a weapon often referenced in the text?

.45

M-16

AK47

Grenades
13 What does Tolstoy plan to do with Toki?

Rescue her from Sand

Make her marry him

Kill her during his massacre of Shown

Kill her during his massacre of My Lai
14 Who survives the raid on the samurai houses?

Kuri

Maka

Sand

Konuma
15 Who do the samurai consider the most skilled among them?

Kuri

Toki

Maka

Sand
16 What weapon does Sand hold most dear?

His tanto

His grenade launcher

His pistol

His rifle
17 What does Konuma call Sand as he dies?

My killer

My son

Sandy

Sandayu
18 In what year does Sand meet Konuma?

1966

1973

2001

1999
19 What was Sand's military rank?

Colonel

Captain

Sergeant

GI
20 Why is it significant that Sand is Black?

He is the first ever Black samurai

Konuma doesn't trust him because he isn't Japanese

It isn't significant; none of the samurai take notice of ethnicity

Tolstoy has a vendetta against Black people
21 What does Sand do when he sees GIs harassing Konuma on the street?

He tries to intervene

He whisks Konuma away

He joins in the harassment

He fires his gun into the air
22 How do the harassing GIs treat Sand?

They shoot him in the stomach

They respect his higher rank

They tease him for trying to be tough

None of these
23 What does Sand see while writhing in the pain inflicted by the GIs?

Konuma laughs at Sand

Konuma is strangled

Konuma beats the men using martial arts

Konuma runs away
24 Who negotiates Sand's release from military service?

Konuma

Toki

Sand's nurse

Clarke
25 Why does Konuma want to train Sand?

Sand actually forces Konuma to train him

His showing on the street was pathetic, and he needs to learn to fight

He feels he owes it to him

He believes that Sand possesses a special talent and courage

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