Black Samurai Quizzes

Black Samurai Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Black Samurai?
Robert Sand

Leo Tolstoy

Marc Olden

James Denning
2 When was Black Samurai published?
1974

2014

1994

1984
3 In what year is the first scene of Black Samurai set?
1976

1973

2001

1999
4 What form does Black Samurai take?
Film

Play

Novel

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

New York

Paris

London
6 Who is the protagonist?
Sensei

Colonel Tolstoy

Robert Sand

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

Colonel Tolstoy raiding three samurai houses

Sand kidnapping Toki

Colonel Tolstoy defending himself against a raid
8 What breed of dog does Tolstoy use in his mission?
German Shepherd

Corgi

Lab

Doberman
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 samurai have Sand held captive

The US is at war with Japan
10 How old is Konuma?
100

120

80

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

The Last Sight You See

The Quiet Warrior

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

M-16

AK47

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

Make her marry him

Rescue her from Sand

Kill her during his massacre of My Lai
14 Who survives the raid on the samurai houses?
Maka

Sand

Konuma

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

Kuri

Sand

Maka
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?
Sandy

My killer

My son

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

Tolstoy has a vendetta against Black people

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

He is the first ever Black samurai
21 What does Sand do when he sees GIs harassing Konuma on the street?
He fires his gun into the air

He whisks Konuma away

He joins in the harassment

He tries to intervene
22 How do the harassing GIs treat Sand?
They shoot him in the stomach

They respect his higher rank

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 beats the men using martial arts

Konuma runs away

Konuma is strangled

Konuma laughs at Sand
24 Who negotiates Sand's release from military service?
Sand's nurse

Clarke

Konuma

Toki
25 Why does Konuma want to train Sand?
Sand actually forces Konuma to train him

He believes that Sand possesses a special talent and courage

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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