Black Samurai Quizzes

Black Samurai Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Black Samurai?
Robert Sand

Leo Tolstoy

James Denning

Marc Olden
2 When was Black Samurai published?
1994

2014

1984

1974
3 In what year is the first scene of Black Samurai set?
1976

1999

2001

1973
4 What form does Black Samurai take?
Novel

Play

Film

TV Series
5 Near which city does the story begin?
Paris

Tokyo

New York

London
6 Who is the protagonist?
Toki Bi

Colonel Tolstoy

Robert Sand

Sensei
7 What does the first chapter depict?
Colonel Tolstoy raiding three samurai houses

Colonel Tolstoy defending himself against a raid

Master Konuma making a deal with President Clarke

Sand kidnapping Toki
8 What breed of dog does Tolstoy use in his mission?
Lab

Doberman

German Shepherd

Corgi
9 Why does Tolstoy attack Konuma and his samurai?
The US is at war with Japan

The samurai have Toki held captive

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

The samurai have Sand held captive
10 How old is Konuma?
120

90

100

80
11 What is Konuma's nickname?
The Last Sight You See

The Silent Sword

The Soft Tiger

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?
Make her marry him

Kill her during his massacre of Shown

Kill her during his massacre of My Lai

Rescue her from Sand
14 Who survives the raid on the samurai houses?
Maka

Sand

Kuri

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

Maka

Kuri

Toki
16 What weapon does Sand hold most dear?
His rifle

His pistol

His tanto

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

Sandy

My killer

My son
18 In what year does Sand meet Konuma?
1966

1999

1973

2001
19 What was Sand's military rank?
Sergeant

GI

Captain

Colonel
20 Why is it significant that Sand is Black?
It isn't significant; none of the samurai take notice of ethnicity

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

He is the first ever Black samurai

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 fires his gun into the air

He whisks Konuma away

He joins in the harassment
22 How do the harassing GIs treat Sand?
They respect his higher rank

They shoot him in the stomach

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?
Toki

Konuma

Clarke

Sand's nurse
25 Why does Konuma want to train Sand?
Sand actually forces Konuma to train him

He feels he owes it to 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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