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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. Within how many years did karate men from Okinawa introduce and teach the art?
(a) 5.
(b) 20.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

2. Who started as an assistant but quickly moved to a higher grade instructor?
(a) Confucius.
(b) Gichin.
(c) Azato.
(d) Shuri.

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

4. What did the Okinawa Association for Spirit of the Martial Arts advance?
(a) Tug of war.
(b) Karate-do.
(c) Jijitsu.
(d) Aikido.

5. When Gichin participated in hand wrestling, how many bouts did he enter?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. As children, where did most Japanese students train to learn martial arts?

2. Who viewed a demonstration in 1921 in Shuri Castle?

3. Matsumura entered a shop of an engraver located where?

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

5. On their way back from the viewing party to what city/town did Gichin and Itosu's group find themselves under attack?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Gichin described as a child?

2. Why did Gichin admire Sueyoshi?

3. How was the son of Azato that Gichin met described in the first section of the book?

4. How did Matsumura defeat the engraver?

5. How did Gichin interpret what karate means?

6. Why was it hard to learn karate initially in 19th century Japan?

7. Describe the young confident man mentioned during the typhoon in Okinawa.

8. Describe the origins of karate.

9. Describe what Gichin learned about hand wrestling and karate-do.

10. What did Matsumura and the engraver want from each other?

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