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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 does the samurai Omi do when one man fails to bow upon his arrival?
(a) he has the man crucified.
(b) he slices off the man's head.
(c) he orders the man put to the lash.
(d) he throws the man into prison.

2. After Yabu decides not to kill the crew, where are they held?
(a) in a small cubicle.
(b) in a palace.
(c) in a pit.
(d) on the ship.

3. Why does Ishido Kazunari insult Toranaga?
(a) to see how he will react.
(b) to precipitate a change in government.
(c) to have an excuse for killing him.
(d) to challenge his samurai.

4. What happens to Rodrigues during the storm?
(a) he misses his chance to kill Blackthorne.
(b) he becomes too ill to pilot the galley.
(c) his safety line snaps and he is washed overboard.
(d) he has a religious experience.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During the trip on the galley, how does the weather change?

2. Who does Yokodo tell Toranaga he should marry?

3. What are the men given to eat?

4. What does Yabu find on the Erasmus?

5. While Yabu is telling Omi that the next battle will be fought at sea, what does he see entering the bay?

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