Black Samurai Quizzes

Black Samurai Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Black Samurai?
Leo Tolstoy

Marc Olden

Robert Sand

James Denning
2 When was Black Samurai published?
2014

1984

1994

1974
3 In what year is the first scene of Black Samurai set?
1976

1999

2001

1973
4 What form does Black Samurai take?
TV Series

Film

Play

Novel
5 Near which city does the story begin?
New York

Paris

Tokyo

London
6 Who is the protagonist?
Robert Sand

Sensei

Toki Bi

Colonel Tolstoy
7 What does the first chapter depict?
Sand kidnapping Toki

Colonel Tolstoy raiding three samurai houses

Colonel Tolstoy defending himself against a raid

Master Konuma making a deal with President Clarke
8 What breed of dog does Tolstoy use in his mission?
Doberman

Lab

Corgi

German Shepherd
9 Why does Tolstoy attack Konuma and his samurai?
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

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

90

80

120
11 What is Konuma's nickname?
The Quiet Warrior

The Soft Tiger

The Last Sight You See

The Silent Sword
12 Which is not a weapon often referenced in the text?
Grenades

M-16

.45

AK47
13 What does Tolstoy plan to do with Toki?
Make her marry him

Rescue her from Sand

Kill her during his massacre of Shown

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

Sand

Maka

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

Kuri

Toki

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

His rifle

His tanto

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

Sandayu

My son

Sandy
18 In what year does Sand meet Konuma?
1966

1973

2001

1999
19 What was Sand's military rank?
Sergeant

Colonel

Captain

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

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

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 whisks Konuma away

He joins in the harassment

He fires his gun into the air

He tries to intervene
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?
Konuma

Toki

Sand's nurse

Clarke
25 Why does Konuma want to train Sand?
Sand actually forces Konuma to train him

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

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