Black Samurai Quizzes

Black Samurai Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Black Samurai?
Leo Tolstoy

Marc Olden

James Denning

Robert Sand
2 When was Black Samurai published?
2014

1974

1984

1994
3 In what year is the first scene of Black Samurai set?
1976

1999

1973

2001
4 What form does Black Samurai take?
Play

Film

TV Series

Novel
5 Near which city does the story begin?
Tokyo

New York

London

Paris
6 Who is the protagonist?
Colonel Tolstoy

Robert Sand

Sensei

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

Sand kidnapping Toki

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?
Doberman

Lab

German Shepherd

Corgi
9 Why does Tolstoy attack Konuma and his samurai?
The samurai have Sand held captive

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
10 How old is Konuma?
80

100

90

120
11 What is Konuma's nickname?
The Soft Tiger

The Silent Sword

The Quiet Warrior

The Last Sight You See
12 Which is not a weapon often referenced in the text?
M-16

AK47

Grenades

.45
13 What does Tolstoy plan to do with Toki?
Kill her during his massacre of Shown

Make her marry him

Kill her during his massacre of My Lai

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

Sand

Kuri

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

Toki

Sand

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

His tanto

His grenade launcher

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

My son

Sandy

My killer
18 In what year does Sand meet Konuma?
1999

1973

1966

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

He is the first ever Black samurai

It isn't significant; none of the samurai take notice of ethnicity
21 What does Sand do when he sees GIs harassing Konuma on the street?
He whisks Konuma away

He fires his gun into the air

He tries to intervene

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 beats the men using martial arts

Konuma runs away

Konuma is strangled
24 Who negotiates Sand's release from military service?
Konuma

Toki

Sand's nurse

Clarke
25 Why does Konuma want to train Sand?
He feels he owes it to him

He believes that Sand possesses a special talent and courage

Sand actually forces Konuma to train him

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

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