Black Samurai Quizzes

Black Samurai Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Black Samurai?
Marc Olden

Leo Tolstoy

James Denning

Robert Sand
2 When was Black Samurai published?
2014

1994

1984

1974
3 In what year is the first scene of Black Samurai set?
1976

2001

1999

1973
4 What form does Black Samurai take?
TV Series

Novel

Film

Play
5 Near which city does the story begin?
Tokyo

Paris

London

New York
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

Colonel Tolstoy raiding three samurai houses

Colonel Tolstoy defending himself against a raid

Sand kidnapping Toki
8 What breed of dog does Tolstoy use in his mission?
Lab

Corgi

German Shepherd

Doberman
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 samurai have Toki held captive

The US is at war with Japan
10 How old is Konuma?
90

80

120

100
11 What is Konuma's nickname?
The Last Sight You See

The Quiet Warrior

The Silent Sword

The Soft Tiger
12 Which is not a weapon often referenced in the text?
AK47

Grenades

M-16

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

Rescue her from Sand

Make her marry him

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

Kuri

Maka

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

Toki

Sand

Maka
16 What weapon does Sand hold most dear?
His rifle

His pistol

His tanto

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

Sandayu

My son

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

1966

2001

1973
19 What was Sand's military rank?
Sergeant

GI

Captain

Colonel
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

Tolstoy has a vendetta against Black people

Konuma doesn't trust him because he isn't Japanese
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 tease him for trying to be tough

They respect his higher rank

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 runs away

Konuma beats the men using martial arts
24 Who negotiates Sand's release from military service?
Clarke

Sand's nurse

Konuma

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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