Black Samurai Quizzes

Black Samurai Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Black Samurai?

Leo Tolstoy

James Denning

Robert Sand

Marc Olden
2 When was Black Samurai published?

1994

1984

2014

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

1973

2001

1999

1976
4 What form does Black Samurai take?

TV Series

Novel

Film

Play
5 Near which city does the story begin?

Paris

Tokyo

London

New York
6 Who is the protagonist?

Toki Bi

Colonel Tolstoy

Robert Sand

Sensei
7 What does the first chapter depict?

Colonel Tolstoy raiding three samurai houses

Sand kidnapping Toki

Colonel Tolstoy defending himself against a raid

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

Corgi

German Shepherd

Lab

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?

100

80

120

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

M-16

.45
13 What does Tolstoy plan to do with Toki?

Rescue her from Sand

Kill her during his massacre of My Lai

Make her marry him

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

Sand

Kuri

Maka

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

Kuri

Sand

Toki

Maka
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 son

My killer

Sandy
18 In what year does Sand meet Konuma?

2001

1973

1999

1966
19 What was Sand's military rank?

Colonel

Sergeant

Captain

GI
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

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

Tolstoy has a vendetta against Black people
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 tries to intervene

He joins in the harassment
22 How do the harassing GIs treat Sand?

They respect his higher rank

They tease him for trying to be tough

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 is strangled

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

Sand's nurse

Konuma

Clarke

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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