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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Gichin after his hand wrestling bouts?
(a) He cries.
(b) He celebrates.
(c) Men attack him.
(d) He receives a medal.

2. Why did the policemen arrest Gichin?
(a) They thought he is violent.
(b) They thought he has broken the karate-do law.
(c) They thought he is the man from the cesspool.
(d) They wanted his cakes.

3. How long did the poisonous snakes in Okinawa grow?
(a) 10-12 feet.
(b) 8-9 feet.
(c) 6-7 feet.
(d) 4-5 feet.

4. A nukite describes penetrating what with five fingers to tear out bones?
(a) Rib cage.
(b) Leg.
(c) Stomach.
(d) Arm.

5. Who was the Jinriksha driver Gichin met?
(a) Sueyoshi.
(b) Jinriksha.
(c) Shaka.
(d) Naha.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did karate forbid doing/having?

2. Where did Gichin die?

3. As Gichin was walking past the top of what forest, did a man rush past him into a field of sugarcane?

4. Gichin felt what about hand wrestling?

5. Conflict developed between the coastal village of Motobe and the hamlet of what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Gichin described as a child?

2. Describe the origins of karate.

3. How did karate spread in Japan?

4. Describe the kata called "nukite" that Gichin mentioned in the first section of the book.

5. Why did Gichin admire Sueyoshi?

6. How did Gichin practice the spirit of karate when thieves visited his home?

7. Why did Gichin stay in the Okinawa area of Shuri despite his promotion?

8. How did Gichin move up in his teaching practice?

9. Describe the habu mentioned in Training for Life.

10. How did Itosu teach his students the meaning of karate?

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