Black Samurai Quizzes

Black Samurai Quiz 1

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

1 Who wrote Black Samurai?

Leo Tolstoy

James Denning

Marc Olden

Robert Sand
2 When was Black Samurai published?

1984

1994

1974

2014
3 In what year is the first scene of Black Samurai set?

1999

2001

1976

1973
4 What form does Black Samurai take?

Play

Novel

TV Series

Film
5 Near which city does the story begin?

Paris

New York

London

Tokyo
6 Who is the protagonist?

Toki Bi

Colonel Tolstoy

Robert Sand

Sensei
7 What does the first chapter depict?

Sand kidnapping Toki

Colonel Tolstoy raiding three samurai houses

Master Konuma making a deal with President Clarke

Colonel Tolstoy defending himself against a raid
8 What breed of dog does Tolstoy use in his mission?

German Shepherd

Lab

Doberman

Corgi
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 Toki held captive

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

80

100

90

120
11 What is Konuma's nickname?

The Last Sight You See

The Quiet Warrior

The Soft Tiger

The Silent Sword
12 Which is not a weapon often referenced in the text?

AK47

Grenades

M-16

.45
13 What does Tolstoy plan to do with Toki?

Make her marry him

Rescue her from Sand

Kill her during his massacre of My Lai

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

Konuma

Kuri

Sand

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

Toki

Sand

Maka

Kuri
16 What weapon does Sand hold most dear?

His pistol

His grenade launcher

His tanto

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

Sandayu

My son

My killer

Sandy
18 In what year does Sand meet Konuma?

1966

1973

1999

2001
19 What was Sand's military rank?

Captain

Colonel

GI

Sergeant
20 Why is it significant that Sand is Black?

Tolstoy has a vendetta against Black people

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

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

He is the first ever Black samurai
21 What does Sand do when he sees GIs harassing Konuma on the street?

He whisks Konuma away

He tries to intervene

He joins in the harassment

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

They respect his higher rank

They tease him for trying to be tough

They shoot him in the stomach

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

Konuma laughs at Sand

Konuma runs away

Konuma is strangled

Konuma beats the men using martial arts
24 Who negotiates Sand's release from military service?

Clarke

Konuma

Toki

Sand's nurse
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 believes that Sand possesses a special talent and courage

He feels he owes it to him

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