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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lee say will vary according to the opponent's skill and training?
(a) Body feel.
(b) Preparation.
(c) Tactics.
(d) Combinations.

2. What is a counterattack that follows a parry and is determined by the opponent's anticipated reactions?
(a) Weaving.
(b) Immobilization attack.
(c) Riposte.
(d) Renewed attack.

3. What does Lee claim is a denial of one's being?
(a) Sacrifice.
(b) Selfless.
(c) Becoming.
(d) Martyrdom.

4. According to Lee, how are the psychic hindrances of man and surroundings eliminated?
(a) Through a rigid martial arts practice.
(b) Through living in harmony with nature.
(c) Through eliminating negative thoughts and feelings.
(d) Through the process of mastering technical knowledge.

5. What does Lee say fighters may develop to maintain the distance between them?
(a) An instinctive reflex.
(b) Body feel.
(c) Rhythm.
(d) A mental yardstick.

Short Answer Questions

1. A what point of a fight does Bruce Lee recommend the fighter stay loose but poised and use economical movements?

2. What follows with the fighter lunging?

3. What move does Lee teach that shifts the weight and changes the feet while remaining balanced?

4. The _____ in the high line of engagement starts under the opponent's hand, and in the low line starts over the opponent's hand.

5. How does Lee distinguish the parry from a block?

Short Essay Questions

1. What might happen if a fighter parries too early?

2. What might a fight look like where two fighters have different fighting measures?

3. Why does Lee feel that Jeet Kune Do is not just a technique?

4. Based on the teachings in Chapter 6, what do you think is the best strategy for getting an opponent off balance?

5. Why are direct attacks rare in Jeet Kune Do?

6. What happens to previous learning while training in Jeet Kune Do?

7. Lee writes, "Effort should be applied to the work to be done as if nothing particular is happening. " Name an example from everyday life and how this principle might work.

8. How does an empty mind help a fighter?

9. What state of mind should one have when assuming the fighting stance?

10. What does Lee mean by the term, "milling on the retreat?"

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