Black Samurai Quizzes

Black Samurai Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Black Samurai?
Marc Olden

Robert Sand

James Denning

Leo Tolstoy
2 When was Black Samurai published?
1974

1984

2014

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

1973

2001

1999
4 What form does Black Samurai take?
Play

Novel

Film

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

New York

London

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?
Lab

German Shepherd

Corgi

Doberman
9 Why does Tolstoy attack Konuma and his samurai?
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

The US is at war with Japan
10 How old is Konuma?
120

80

100

90
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?
M-16

AK47

.45

Grenades
13 What does Tolstoy plan to do with Toki?
Rescue her from Sand

Kill her during his massacre of My Lai

Kill her during his massacre of Shown

Make her marry him
14 Who survives the raid on the samurai houses?
Sand

Maka

Konuma

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

Maka

Kuri

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

His pistol

His grenade launcher

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

My killer

My son

Sandy
18 In what year does Sand meet Konuma?
1966

1999

1973

2001
19 What was Sand's military rank?
Sergeant

GI

Colonel

Captain
20 Why is it significant that Sand is Black?
He is the first ever Black samurai

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

Tolstoy has a vendetta against Black people

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 fires his gun into the air

He joins in the harassment

He tries to intervene

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 beats the men using martial arts

Konuma runs away

Konuma laughs at Sand

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

Sand's nurse

Clarke

Toki
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

Sand actually forces Konuma to train him

He believes that Sand possesses a special talent and courage

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