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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Entering the Way.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Gichin meet in school that was the son of a famous karate expert?
(a) Kata Funakoshi.
(b) Shizoku Yamagachi.
(c) Yasutsune Azato.
(d) Koshiro Suzuki.

2. This book covers the period of the life of the author from 1868 to what?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1923.

3. Why did Gichin practice a martial art with Azato secretly?
(a) Because he was underage.
(b) Because it was illegal.
(c) Because he was a prisoner.
(d) Because it was fun.

4. Nukite is a kind of what?
(a) Uuri.
(b) Kata.
(c) Itosu.
(d) Pellet.

5. What did Gichin cut off that made his father angry?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Topknot.
(d) Braid.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what social class was Gichin?

2. Who did Gichin also train with in addition to Azato?

3. What party opposed the topknot rule?

4. When in 19th century Japan did an applicant to medical school have to be born to be eligible?

5. Who said that karate was one of the most refined martial arts in Tokyo?

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