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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. What martial art's origin was unknown according to Gichin?

2. Where did Gichin die?

3. At what age did Gichin become a teacher?

4. Who praised Gichin for understanding the true spirit of karate?

5. Who started as an assistant but quickly moved to a higher grade instructor?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did karate spread in Japan?

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

3. What was the premise and history of Karate-do: My Way of Life?

4. Describe the habu mentioned in Training for Life.

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

6. Why did Gichin admire Sueyoshi?

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

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

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

10. Describe the origins of karate.

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

Gichin and Azato were two of the most active individuals in the book in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in the spread of karate through Okinawa and modern Japan.

Part 1) What was their relationship? How did they co-exist and how did they interact? What was similar about them and what was different?

Part 2) What were some events that Gichin had a direct influence upon? What were some events that Azato had a direct influence upon?

Part 3) Which individual offered support to the group? Which one was stronger and why?

Essay Topic 3

Knowledge was an important concept in the book. Who had knowledge and in what way? Who lost or gained knowledge? Was Gichin's desire for knowledge the same as that of Azato? What about the members of the Meiji government? In what ways were these individuals similar in their pursuit of knowledge or influence?

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