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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Gichin grab of the thief that made him yell?
(a) Leg.
(b) Testicle.
(c) Foot.
(d) Arm.

3. What rule number was missing from karate-do?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

4. Where did Gichin's wife live?
(a) Okinawa.
(b) Kyoto.
(c) Tokyo.
(d) Isamu.

5. What did Gichin warn against becoming when learning kata?
(a) Conceited.
(b) Lazy.
(c) Angry.
(d) Fat.

6. How many bowls of soup did Gichin have a day?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

7. What did popular wrestlers use that could kill a man instantly?
(a) Tug of war.
(b) Speech.
(c) Shuto.
(d) Karate chop.

8. Mastery of one kata could take how long?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 1 year.

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

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

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

12. What did the painter do for Gichin's book?
(a) Design it.
(b) Screen it.
(c) Publish it.
(d) Pay for it.

13. Gichin was dismayed by popular press notions of what in karate?
(a) Northern vertigo.
(b) Weakness.
(c) Use of equipment.
(d) Superhuman feats of strength.

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

15. Who was the Grand Champion that trained with Gichin?
(a) Isamu.
(b) Rokuro.
(c) Onishiki.
(d) Azato.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gichin took his wife's ashes by train to where?

2. Who encouraged Gichin to write a reference book on Karate-do?

3. From where did Gichin get students?

4. Gichin urged karate students to train with the eyes of what?

5. What did Gichin show containing photographs of karate stances, kata, and movements?

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