Black Samurai Quizzes

Black Samurai Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Black Samurai?
Marc Olden

Robert Sand

James Denning

Leo Tolstoy
2 When was Black Samurai published?
2014

1974

1994

1984
3 In what year is the first scene of Black Samurai set?
1999

2001

1976

1973
4 What form does Black Samurai take?
Film

Novel

Play

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

London

New York

Paris
6 Who is the protagonist?
Robert Sand

Sensei

Colonel Tolstoy

Toki Bi
7 What does the first chapter depict?
Colonel Tolstoy raiding three samurai houses

Master Konuma making a deal with President Clarke

Sand kidnapping Toki

Colonel Tolstoy defending himself against a raid
8 What breed of dog does Tolstoy use in his mission?
German Shepherd

Corgi

Doberman

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

The samurai have Sand held captive

He knows they will try to kill him once they learn he has kidnapped Toki

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

120

80

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?
.45

Grenades

AK47

M-16
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?
Kuri

Maka

Sand

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

Maka

Kuri

Toki
16 What weapon does Sand hold most dear?
His pistol

His grenade launcher

His tanto

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

Sandayu

My killer

Sandy
18 In what year does Sand meet Konuma?
1973

1999

2001

1966
19 What was Sand's military rank?
GI

Captain

Colonel

Sergeant
20 Why is it significant that Sand is Black?
Tolstoy has a vendetta against Black people

He is the first ever Black samurai

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 whisks Konuma away

He tries to intervene

He joins in the harassment

He fires his gun into the air
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 runs away

Konuma is strangled

Konuma beats the men using martial arts

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

Sand's nurse

Clarke

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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