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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What moves a joint by becoming longer or shorter in order to cause motion that may be slow or fast?
(a) Exercise.
(b) Muscles.
(c) Tension.
(d) Streching.

2. Lee says the uppercut is used in close-quarters but it is useless with fast _____ that stand upright and jab.
(a) Boxers.
(b) Fencers.
(c) Masters.
(d) Wrestlers.

3. What does increased tissue elasticity reduce?
(a) Muscle growth.
(b) Fatigue.
(c) The fight or flight response.
(d) The risk of injury.

4. What does Lee claim should be felt before it is seen?
(a) The side kick.
(b) The finger jab.
(c) The strike.
(d) The head butt.

5. What does Lee say is the result of training the nervous system to form effective connections or synapses?
(a) Skill.
(b) Muscle memory.
(c) Coordination.
(d) Enlightenment.

6. Lee states that a skillful athlete is characterized by his ease of _____ regardless of effort.
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Movement.
(c) Confidence.
(d) Ability.

7. What concept of enlightenment is used in martial arts?
(a) Bliss.
(b) Prayer.
(c) Solitude.
(d) Zen.

8. Lee says that the main goal of Jeet Kune Do is kicking, hitting, and _____.
(a) Posture.
(b) Applying bodily force.
(c) Non-attachment.
(d) Winning.

9. What does Lee consider to be the psychological and physiological conditioning of an individual?
(a) Preliminaries.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Meditation.
(d) Training.

10. The author suggests that the lack of _____ lets things disclose themselves.
(a) Time.
(b) Will power.
(c) Self-rigidity.
(d) Energy.

11. What does Lee describe as the specific rhythm of two fighters executing a series of movements?
(a) Groove.
(b) Cadence.
(c) Body feel.
(d) Harmony.

12. Lee believes that when one understands the _____, the _____ are understood as well.
(a) Root/Blossoms.
(b) Sky/Clouds.
(c) Moon/Waves.
(d) Grass/Seeds.

13. Lee states that _____ is filled with life, power, and love of all beings.
(a) Activism.
(b) Realization of the void.
(c) Martial arts.
(d) The Tao of Jeet Kune Do.

14. Which hook is delivered while circling left?
(a) Right corkscrew.
(b) Combination.
(c) Left foot sweep.
(d) Uppercut.

15. Lee teaches that quick hitting with leverage and timing regardless of _____ and _____ is the secret of powerful hitting.
(a) Weight/Height.
(b) Training/Mindset.
(c) Strength/Weight.
(d) Pressure/Force.

Short Answer Questions

1. Perceptual, mental, initiation and performance are types of _____.

2. How many basic methods are used in attack?

3. What position does Lee prefer, because it is an area of weakness for most people?

4. What does Lee call a group of routines, ideas, and traditions that defeat freedom?

5. What does the author compare to the time a fencer takes to perform one simple fencing action?

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