Black Samurai Quizzes

Black Samurai Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Black Samurai?
Robert Sand

James Denning

Leo Tolstoy

Marc Olden
2 When was Black Samurai published?
1984

1974

2014

1994
3 In what year is the first scene of Black Samurai set?
1973

2001

1999

1976
4 What form does Black Samurai take?
Novel

Play

Film

TV Series
5 Near which city does the story begin?
London

Paris

New York

Tokyo
6 Who is the protagonist?
Sensei

Toki Bi

Robert Sand

Colonel Tolstoy
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?
Corgi

Lab

German Shepherd

Doberman
9 Why does Tolstoy attack Konuma and his samurai?
The samurai have Toki held captive

The samurai have Sand 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?
100

120

90

80
11 What is Konuma's nickname?
The Soft Tiger

The Quiet Warrior

The Last Sight You See

The Silent Sword
12 Which is not a weapon often referenced in the text?
M-16

.45

Grenades

AK47
13 What does Tolstoy plan to do with Toki?
Kill her during his massacre of My Lai

Kill her during his massacre of Shown

Rescue her from Sand

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

Kuri

Maka

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

Sand

Maka

Kuri
16 What weapon does Sand hold most dear?
His grenade launcher

His tanto

His pistol

His rifle
17 What does Konuma call Sand as he dies?
My killer

My son

Sandy

Sandayu
18 In what year does Sand meet Konuma?
2001

1973

1999

1966
19 What was Sand's military rank?
GI

Captain

Sergeant

Colonel
20 Why is it significant that Sand is Black?
He is the first ever Black samurai

Tolstoy has a vendetta against Black people

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

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 joins in the harassment

He fires his gun into the air

He tries to intervene

He whisks Konuma away
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 runs away

Konuma laughs at Sand

Konuma beats the men using martial arts

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

Sand's nurse

Toki

Konuma
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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