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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. Azato met the famous Okinawan swordsman called what?

2. Who did Gichin also train with in addition to Azato?

3. Who were classified in four teaching groups as elementary classes, higher grades, special courses and assistants?

4. What did the Okinawa Association for Spirit of the Martial Arts advance?

5. What was Gichin planning to use the items stolen from his house for?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Gichin interpret what karate means?

2. How did karate spread in Japan?

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

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

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

6. Describe the origins of karate.

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

8. What was a myth about karate practitioners?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What was the importance of avoiding conflict according to Gichin? How did Gichin illustrate this in the example with the thieves entering his house? Did he respond in a similar way to Isotu? Were there any differences?

Essay Topic 3

Explain Gichin's use of humor in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of humor and explain why the author used them where he did.

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