Black Samurai Quizzes

Black Samurai Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Black Samurai?
James Denning

Marc Olden

Robert Sand

Leo Tolstoy
2 When was Black Samurai published?
2014

1994

1974

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

2001

1976

1999
4 What form does Black Samurai take?
Film

TV Series

Novel

Play
5 Near which city does the story begin?
London

Paris

New York

Tokyo
6 Who is the protagonist?
Robert Sand

Toki Bi

Colonel Tolstoy

Sensei
7 What does the first chapter depict?
Sand kidnapping Toki

Master Konuma making a deal with President Clarke

Colonel Tolstoy defending himself against a raid

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

Lab

Doberman

Corgi
9 Why does Tolstoy attack Konuma and his samurai?
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

The samurai have Sand held captive
10 How old is Konuma?
100

90

120

80
11 What is Konuma's nickname?
The Silent Sword

The Quiet Warrior

The Soft Tiger

The Last Sight You See
12 Which is not a weapon often referenced in the text?
AK47

M-16

Grenades

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

Kill her during his massacre of My Lai

Rescue her from Sand

Make her marry him
14 Who survives the raid on the samurai houses?
Sand

Konuma

Maka

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

Kuri

Sand

Toki
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 killer

Sandayu

Sandy

My son
18 In what year does Sand meet Konuma?
1973

1966

2001

1999
19 What was Sand's military rank?
Captain

Sergeant

GI

Colonel
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 whisks Konuma away

He tries to intervene

He joins in the harassment
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 beats the men using martial arts

Konuma laughs at Sand

Konuma runs away

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

Clarke

Konuma

Toki
25 Why does Konuma want to train Sand?
He believes that Sand possesses a special talent and courage

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

Sand actually forces Konuma to train him

He feels he owes it to him

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