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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 did Gichin say that trainees used karate for?

2. How many rules were essential to understanding Karate-do?

3. What were Gichin and his wife in Kyushu?

4. What religion did Gichin's wife follow?

5. What rule number was missing from karate-do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Gichin learn from his students?

3. How did the earthquake affect Gichin's trade?

4. How was karate-do a way of life?

5. Why was Gichin so healthy?

6. Why did Gichin's wife not live with him?

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

8. How did Gichin get started with his new school?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author used more than one instance of irony in Karate-Do. Cite at least two examples you can identify in the book and note why they were examples of irony.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Freedom was a recurring theme in Karate-Do. Who was free? Who lacked freedom? What constricted freedom? How did Gichin gain or lose freedom? Which authorities controlled access to freedom and in what ways? Did Gichin need a purpose in life to be free?

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