Black Samurai Quizzes

Black Samurai Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Black Samurai?

James Denning

Robert Sand

Marc Olden

Leo Tolstoy
2 When was Black Samurai published?

1994

2014

1984

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

1973

2001

1976

1999
4 What form does Black Samurai take?

Play

TV Series

Film

Novel
5 Near which city does the story begin?

New York

Paris

Tokyo

London
6 Who is the protagonist?

Colonel Tolstoy

Toki Bi

Robert Sand

Sensei
7 What does the first chapter depict?

Master Konuma making a deal with President Clarke

Colonel Tolstoy defending himself against a raid

Sand kidnapping Toki

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

Doberman

Lab

German Shepherd

Corgi
9 Why does Tolstoy attack Konuma and his samurai?

The US is at war with Japan

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
10 How old is Konuma?

90

100

80

120
11 What is Konuma's nickname?

The Silent Sword

The Soft Tiger

The Last Sight You See

The Quiet Warrior
12 Which is not a weapon often referenced in the text?

Grenades

.45

AK47

M-16
13 What does Tolstoy plan to do with Toki?

Kill her during his massacre of Shown

Make her marry him

Kill her during his massacre of My Lai

Rescue her from Sand
14 Who survives the raid on the samurai houses?

Konuma

Sand

Maka

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

Toki

Maka

Kuri

Sand
16 What weapon does Sand hold most dear?

His tanto

His pistol

His grenade launcher

His rifle
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?

Captain

GI

Colonel

Sergeant
20 Why is it significant that Sand is Black?

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

He is the first ever Black samurai

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 fires his gun into the air

He whisks Konuma away

He joins in the harassment

He tries to intervene
22 How do the harassing GIs treat Sand?

They tease him for trying to be tough

They shoot him in the stomach

They respect his higher rank

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

Clarke

Toki

Konuma
25 Why does Konuma want to train Sand?

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

He believes that Sand possesses a special talent and courage

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