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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gichin's school was visited by who?

2. What did karate forbid doing/having?

3. The people of what area trade with southern China where boxing was practiced?

4. The goal of karate and all the martial arts was what?

5. How old was the owner of the engraver shop that Matsumura visited?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Matsumura defeat the engraver?

2. How was Gichin described in the first section of the book?

3. Describe the habu mentioned in Training for Life.

4. How did karate spread in Japan?

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

6. How did Gichin rescue the man running from the police initially?

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

8. Why did Gichin admire Sueyoshi?

9. What did Matsumura learn about life after his experience at the engraver shop?

10. What was one reason that Gichin skipped medical school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gichin's wife practiced Buddhism in a traditional way. How was her practice of religion different from that of Gichin? What traditions did Gichin's wife follow? Did they seem rigid to you?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Sueyoshi. What was his role in Karate-Do? What was Gichin trying to accomplish by describing Sueyoshi?

Essay Topic 3

Describe some of the settings for Karate-Do. What was the overall setting? Be sure to include geography, time period, and any pertinent popular culture events. How did these settings reflect modern settings or culture? Do you think the setting influenced the development of karate or vice-versa?

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