Black Samurai Quizzes

Black Samurai Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Black Samurai?
Leo Tolstoy

James Denning

Marc Olden

Robert Sand
2 When was Black Samurai published?
2014

1994

1974

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

1973

1976

2001
4 What form does Black Samurai take?
Play

Film

Novel

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

Tokyo

London

New York
6 Who is the protagonist?
Colonel Tolstoy

Robert Sand

Toki Bi

Sensei
7 What does the first chapter depict?
Colonel Tolstoy defending himself against a raid

Sand kidnapping Toki

Colonel Tolstoy raiding three samurai houses

Master Konuma making a deal with President Clarke
8 What breed of dog does Tolstoy use in his mission?
German Shepherd

Lab

Corgi

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

The samurai have Sand held captive

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

The US is at war with Japan
10 How old is Konuma?
80

120

90

100
11 What is Konuma's nickname?
The Quiet Warrior

The Soft Tiger

The Last Sight You See

The Silent Sword
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 My Lai

Make her marry him

Rescue her from Sand

Kill her during his massacre of Shown
14 Who survives the raid on the samurai houses?
Konuma

Sand

Kuri

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

Toki

Maka

Sand
16 What weapon does Sand hold most dear?
His pistol

His rifle

His tanto

His grenade launcher
17 What does Konuma call Sand as he dies?
My killer

Sandayu

Sandy

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

1973

1966

2001
19 What was Sand's military rank?
Colonel

Captain

GI

Sergeant
20 Why is it significant that Sand is Black?
Konuma doesn't trust him because he isn't Japanese

He is the first ever Black samurai

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 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 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 runs away

Konuma beats the men using martial arts

Konuma laughs at Sand

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

Toki

Clarke

Konuma
25 Why does Konuma want to train Sand?
His showing on the street was pathetic, and he needs to learn to fight

He feels he owes it to him

Sand actually forces Konuma to train him

He believes that Sand possesses a special talent and courage

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