Black Samurai Quizzes

Black Samurai Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Black Samurai?

Robert Sand

Marc Olden

Leo Tolstoy

James Denning
2 When was Black Samurai published?

1994

1984

2014

1974
3 In what year is the first scene of Black Samurai set?

1999

1973

1976

2001
4 What form does Black Samurai take?

TV Series

Film

Play

Novel
5 Near which city does the story begin?

London

Tokyo

Paris

New York
6 Who is the protagonist?

Colonel Tolstoy

Toki Bi

Sensei

Robert Sand
7 What does the first chapter depict?

Colonel Tolstoy raiding three samurai houses

Colonel Tolstoy defending himself against a raid

Sand kidnapping Toki

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

Doberman

German Shepherd

Corgi

Lab
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?

90

100

80

120
11 What is Konuma's nickname?

The Quiet Warrior

The Silent Sword

The Last Sight You See

The Soft Tiger
12 Which is not a weapon often referenced in the text?

.45

M-16

Grenades

AK47
13 What does Tolstoy plan to do with Toki?

Make her marry him

Kill her during his massacre of Shown

Rescue her from Sand

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

Konuma

Kuri

Maka

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

Sand

Kuri

Toki

Maka
16 What weapon does Sand hold most dear?

His pistol

His tanto

His rifle

His grenade launcher
17 What does Konuma call Sand as he dies?

Sandayu

My killer

My son

Sandy
18 In what year does Sand meet Konuma?

1973

1966

2001

1999
19 What was Sand's military rank?

Sergeant

Captain

Colonel

GI
20 Why is it significant that Sand is Black?

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

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

He fires his gun into the air

He whisks Konuma away

He tries to intervene

He joins in the harassment
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 beats the men using martial arts

Konuma is strangled

Konuma runs away

Konuma laughs at Sand
24 Who negotiates Sand's release from military service?

Konuma

Sand's nurse

Toki

Clarke
25 Why does Konuma want to train Sand?

He feels he owes it to him

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

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