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?

1984

1994

2014

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

1976

1973

2001

1999
4 What form does Black Samurai take?

Novel

Play

TV Series

Film
5 Near which city does the story begin?

New York

London

Paris

Tokyo
6 Who is the protagonist?

Sensei

Toki Bi

Colonel Tolstoy

Robert Sand
7 What does the first chapter depict?

Sand kidnapping Toki

Master Konuma making a deal with President Clarke

Colonel Tolstoy defending himself against a raid

Colonel Tolstoy raiding three samurai houses
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 samurai have Toki held captive

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

The US is at war with Japan

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

80

120

90

100
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

Grenades

AK47
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?

Maka

Kuri

Sand

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

Toki

Kuri

Maka

Sand
16 What weapon does Sand hold most dear?

His pistol

His grenade launcher

His rifle

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

My son

Sandayu

My killer

Sandy
18 In what year does Sand meet Konuma?

1973

1966

2001

1999
19 What was Sand's military rank?

Sergeant

Captain

GI

Colonel
20 Why is it significant that Sand is Black?

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

He is the first ever Black samurai

Tolstoy has a vendetta against Black people

Konuma doesn't trust him because he isn't Japanese
21 What does Sand do when he sees GIs harassing Konuma on the street?

He joins in the harassment

He fires his gun into the air

He whisks Konuma away

He tries to intervene
22 How do the harassing GIs treat Sand?

They tease him for trying to be tough

They respect his higher rank

They shoot him in the stomach

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

Konuma is strangled

Konuma beats the men using martial arts

Konuma laughs at Sand

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

Konuma

Clarke

Sand's nurse

Toki
25 Why does Konuma want to train Sand?

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

He feels he owes it to him

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