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?

1984

1974

2014

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

1973

1999

1976

2001
4 What form does Black Samurai take?

Novel

TV Series

Play

Film
5 Near which city does the story begin?

London

New York

Tokyo

Paris
6 Who is the protagonist?

Toki Bi

Robert Sand

Sensei

Colonel Tolstoy
7 What does the first chapter depict?

Sand kidnapping Toki

Master Konuma making a deal with President Clarke

Colonel Tolstoy raiding three samurai houses

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

Corgi

Doberman

Lab

German Shepherd
9 Why does Tolstoy attack Konuma and his samurai?

The samurai have Sand held captive

The US is at war with Japan

The samurai have Toki held captive

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

100

90

120

80
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

M-16

.45

AK47
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?

Maka

Konuma

Sand

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

Kuri

Maka

Sand

Toki
16 What weapon does Sand hold most dear?

His rifle

His pistol

His grenade launcher

His tanto
17 What does Konuma call Sand as he dies?

Sandy

My son

My killer

Sandayu
18 In what year does Sand meet Konuma?

2001

1999

1973

1966
19 What was Sand's military rank?

Captain

Sergeant

Colonel

GI
20 Why is it significant that Sand is Black?

He is the first ever Black samurai

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

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

Tolstoy has a vendetta against Black people
21 What does Sand do when he sees GIs harassing Konuma on the street?

He tries to intervene

He fires his gun into the air

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 shoot him in the stomach

They respect his higher rank

None of these
23 What does Sand see while writhing in the pain inflicted by the GIs?

Konuma laughs at Sand

Konuma runs away

Konuma beats the men using martial arts

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

Clarke

Toki

Konuma

Sand's nurse
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

He feels he owes it to him

His showing on the street was pathetic, and he needs to learn to fight

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