Black Samurai Quizzes

Black Samurai Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Black Samurai?
James Denning

Leo Tolstoy

Marc Olden

Robert Sand
2 When was Black Samurai published?
1994

1974

2014

1984
3 In what year is the first scene of Black Samurai set?
1999

1976

1973

2001
4 What form does Black Samurai take?
Play

TV Series

Novel

Film
5 Near which city does the story begin?
New York

Tokyo

Paris

London
6 Who is the protagonist?
Colonel Tolstoy

Toki Bi

Robert Sand

Sensei
7 What does the first chapter depict?
Master Konuma making a deal with President Clarke

Colonel Tolstoy defending himself against a raid

Colonel Tolstoy raiding three samurai houses

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

Lab

Doberman

German Shepherd
9 Why does Tolstoy attack Konuma and his samurai?
The samurai have Toki held captive

The samurai have Sand held captive

The US is at war with Japan

He knows they will try to kill him once they learn he has kidnapped Toki
10 How old is Konuma?
80

120

100

90
11 What is Konuma's nickname?
The Silent Sword

The Quiet Warrior

The Last Sight You See

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

AK47

.45

M-16
13 What does Tolstoy plan to do with Toki?
Kill her during his massacre of My Lai

Kill her during his massacre of Shown

Make her marry him

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

Konuma

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 pistol

His tanto

His grenade launcher

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

Sandy

My killer

Sandayu
18 In what year does Sand meet Konuma?
1999

1966

2001

1973
19 What was Sand's military rank?
GI

Colonel

Captain

Sergeant
20 Why is it significant that Sand is Black?
Tolstoy has a vendetta against Black people

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

He is the first ever Black samurai

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 fires his gun into the air

He tries to intervene

He joins in the harassment

He whisks Konuma away
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 runs away

Konuma laughs at Sand

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

Konuma

Sand's nurse

Clarke
25 Why does Konuma want to train Sand?
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

Sand actually forces Konuma to train him

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