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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Despite fears of war, where did Japan remain peaceful?
(a) Shuri and Nua.
(b) Kyoto and Suri.
(c) Manchuria and Mongolia.
(d) Okinawa and Kyushu.

2. What did children in the garden call Gichin for his smooth, ruddy-skinned complexion?
(a) Tan man.
(b) Spy man.
(c) Dancing pole.
(d) Snake gourd.

3. What did Gichin compare a man's body to?
(a) A strong gale.
(b) A temple.
(c) A pulsing wave.
(d) A stack of boards.

4. What painter sought instruction for his organization, the Tabata Poplar Club?
(a) Master Azato.
(b) Shinkin Gima.
(c) Jigoro Kano.
(d) Hoan Kosugi.

5. What offered a karate group of faculty and students that Gichin visited regularly to give instruction?
(a) The university.
(b) The ministry.
(c) The academy.
(d) The dojo.

6. What did karate teach women?
(a) Violence.
(b) Argumentation.
(c) Aggression.
(d) Self-defense.

7. How did Gichin eat his food in the summer?
(a) Hot.
(b) Cold.
(c) Wet.
(d) Dry.

8. What earthquake struck on September 1, 1923?
(a) Grand Kanto.
(b) Shoto-kan.
(c) Hiromichi.
(d) Onishiki.

9. Gichin was on the faculty of a school near what?
(a) Naha.
(b) Shaka.
(c) Senno.
(d) Jinriksha.

10. Where did an earthquake strike on September 1, 1923?
(a) Tokyo.
(b) Okinawa.
(c) Marato.
(d) Kyoto.

11. How old was Gichin when he performed for the crown prince?
(a) Under 40.
(b) Over 70.
(c) Over 50.
(d) Under 30.

12. Where did Gichin live with his oldest son in 1945?
(a) Koishikawa.
(b) Rukyuan.
(c) Shuri.
(d) Okinawa.

13. Gichin took his wife's ashes by train to where?
(a) Okinawa.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) London.
(d) Lisbon.

14. Gichin's book was published in what year?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1934.

15. What did Gichin say that trainees used karate for?
(a) To see weakness.
(b) To fight enemies.
(c) To calm the mind.
(d) To build strength.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did karate training require as a student progressed levels?

2. What Judo master asked Gichin to teach him some basic kata?

3. What did an opponent allow a karate student to do?

4. Who encouraged and warned Gichin of the difficulties of starting a school in Tokyo?

5. Where was Gichin's sick wife?

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