Black Samurai Quizzes

Black Samurai Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Black Samurai?
James Denning

Leo Tolstoy

Marc Olden

Robert Sand
2 When was Black Samurai published?
1994

1974

2014

1984
3 In what year is the first scene of Black Samurai set?
1973

1999

2001

1976
4 What form does Black Samurai take?
TV Series

Play

Film

Novel
5 Near which city does the story begin?
New York

Paris

London

Tokyo
6 Who is the protagonist?
Colonel Tolstoy

Robert Sand

Sensei

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

Sand kidnapping Toki

Colonel Tolstoy defending himself against a raid

Colonel Tolstoy raiding three samurai houses
8 What breed of dog does Tolstoy use in his mission?
Doberman

German Shepherd

Lab

Corgi
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 US is at war with Japan

The samurai have Toki held captive
10 How old is Konuma?
120

80

90

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

The Soft Tiger

The Silent Sword

The Last Sight You See
12 Which is not a weapon often referenced in the text?
Grenades

.45

M-16

AK47
13 What does Tolstoy plan to do with Toki?
Rescue her from Sand

Make her marry him

Kill her during his massacre of My Lai

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

Konuma

Sand

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

Maka

Toki

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

His pistol

His rifle

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

My killer

Sandy

Sandayu
18 In what year does Sand meet Konuma?
1999

1973

1966

2001
19 What was Sand's military rank?
Sergeant

Colonel

GI

Captain
20 Why is it significant that Sand is Black?
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

He is the first ever Black samurai
21 What does Sand do when he sees GIs harassing Konuma on the street?
He whisks Konuma away

He joins in the harassment

He tries to intervene

He fires his gun into the air
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 laughs at Sand

Konuma is strangled

Konuma beats the men using martial arts

Konuma runs away
24 Who negotiates Sand's release from military service?
Sand's nurse

Konuma

Clarke

Toki
25 Why does Konuma want to train Sand?
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

He believes that Sand possesses a special talent and courage

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