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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Twenty through Twenty-Nine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Toda's plan for the Erasmus?
(a) to remove the canons from the ship.
(b) to destroy the erasmus.
(c) to confiscate the goods and the ship for Toranga.
(d) to confiscate the ship for himself.

2. How does Blackthorne divert attention from Toranaga in the palanquin?
(a) by bowing low to Ishido.
(b) by pointing to the sky.
(c) by feigning a fit.
(d) by doing a hornpipe dance.

3. During the trip on the galley, how does the weather change?
(a) the sea becomes calm.
(b) a storm comes up.
(c) the clouds hide the stars.
(d) it begins to snow.

4. What order does Toda Hiro-matsu issue?
(a) that Blackthorne be sent to Osaka alone.
(b) that Yabu be executed.
(c) that Yabu return with Blackthorne to Osaka
(d) that Yabu keeps Blackthorne in his house.

5. Why does Toranaga worry about Blackthorne?
(a) he thinks Blackthorne is an assassin.
(b) he thinks Blackthorne is a god.
(c) he is not sure he told the truth.
(d) he fears that many people will try to kill him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Toranaga leave the palace in Osaka?

2. What is the position of Toda Hiro-matsu?

3. What color signifies Toranaga's warriors?

4. How long has Hiro-matsu been serving Toranaga?

5. What does Domingo say about the prisoners in the place where he and Blackthorne are?

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