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

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

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

4. Who told the public bathhouse tale that Gichin repeated?
(a) Azato.
(b) Seiji.
(c) Kyushu.
(d) Ituso.

5. Why was Gichin ashamed of himself after confronting the thief?
(a) Taking the offensive.
(b) Losing to a thief.
(c) Needing the help of the police.
(d) Giving up so quickly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Karate was known in what Islands?

2. How many bowls of soup did Gichin have a day?

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

4. Gichin was on the faculty of a school near what?

5. Who was the naval man that became a student of Gichin?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the altercation Gichin had with the thief in the rain.

2. How did Gichin approach karate training?

3. What did Gichin realize about his wife as she died?

4. Why did Gichin name his dojo Shoto?

5. What was the public bathhouse tale told by Seiji?

6. What were some benefits for women from taking karate according to Gichin?

7. What did Gichin teach his students about karate that kept them from forming illegal gangs?

8. Why did the children call Gichin "snake gourd?"

9. How did karate stand out according to Gichin?

10. Describe Gichin's concern for his former students as the war with China began.

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