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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Seven and Eight.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Blackthorne suspect about the daimyo, Kasigi Yabu, Lord of Izu?
(a) that he is disinterested in Blackthorne.
(b) he does not fully trust Sabastio.
(c) that he understands English.
(d) that he will carry out the wishes of Father Sabastio.

2. What question comes to mind when Blackthorne almost falls off the galley while Rodrigues is piloting?
(a) if a sudden lurch was planned to get rid of Blackthorne.
(b) if the galley will make it to Osaka.
(c) if Blackthrone could survive overboard.
(d) if Rodriguez really knows what he is doing.

3. Who is the pilot of the galley that will take Blackthorne to Osaka?
(a) a Portuguese named Vasco Rodrigues.
(b) a Chinese named Li Wang.
(c) a Frenchman named LaSalle.
(d) an Englishman named Hyde-White.

4. What does Blackthorne suspect about Father Sabastio?
(a) that he is using Blackthorne to elevate his own position.
(b) that he is not interpreting properly for the Japanese.
(c) that he is a spy for the Portuguese
(d) that he fears for his own life by talking to him.

5. Although he treats Blackthorne well, what does Mura believe?
(a) that he will be forced to fight a samurai.
(b) that the samurai will chop off his head.
(c) that the daimyo will order Blackthorne's execution.
(d) that he will become a slave of the shōgun.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Blackthorne show his contempt for Father Sabastio?

2. Who knows the true story of the death of Obata Hiro and Toranaga's grandfather?

3. What are the men given to eat?

4. After Yabu decides not to kill the crew, where are they held?

5. What is the difference between the Erasmus and the galley headed to Osaka?

(see the answer key)

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