Black Samurai Quizzes

Black Samurai Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Black Samurai?

Marc Olden

Robert Sand

Leo Tolstoy

James Denning
2 When was Black Samurai published?

1994

2014

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?

Novel

Film

TV Series

Play
5 Near which city does the story begin?

Paris

New York

Tokyo

London
6 Who is the protagonist?

Colonel Tolstoy

Sensei

Robert Sand

Toki Bi
7 What does the first chapter depict?

Colonel Tolstoy defending himself against a raid

Master Konuma making a deal with President Clarke

Colonel Tolstoy raiding three samurai houses

Sand kidnapping Toki
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 Sand held captive

The samurai have Toki held captive

The US is at war with Japan

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

90

100

80

120
11 What is Konuma's nickname?

The Quiet Warrior

The Silent Sword

The Last Sight You See

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

.45

M-16

AK47

Grenades
13 What does Tolstoy plan to do with Toki?

Kill her during his massacre of Shown

Make her marry him

Rescue her from Sand

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

Kuri

Maka

Sand

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

Maka

Sand

Toki

Kuri
16 What weapon does Sand hold most dear?

His rifle

His grenade launcher

His tanto

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

Sandy

Sandayu

My killer

My son
18 In what year does Sand meet Konuma?

2001

1973

1966

1999
19 What was Sand's military rank?

Sergeant

Colonel

GI

Captain
20 Why is it significant that Sand is Black?

Tolstoy has a vendetta against Black people

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

He is the first ever Black samurai

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 fires his gun into the air

He joins in the harassment

He tries to intervene

He whisks Konuma away
22 How do the harassing GIs treat Sand?

They shoot him in the stomach

They tease him for trying to be tough

They respect his higher rank

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 is strangled

Konuma runs away

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

Toki

Sand's nurse

Konuma

Clarke
25 Why does Konuma want to train Sand?

He believes that Sand possesses a special talent and courage

He feels he owes it to him

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

Sand actually forces Konuma to train him

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