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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Entering the Way.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Gichin when he died?
(a) 70.
(b) 99.
(c) 25.
(d) 80.

2. Gichin Funakoshi is a karate master and scholar of what kind of classics?
(a) Italian.
(b) Japanese.
(c) Korean.
(d) Chinese.

3. What did Gichin have to learn because of his social class?
(a) Eight Chinese Classics and Five Chinese Classics of Confucian tradition.
(b) Eight Chinese Classics and Five Chinese Classics of Confucian tradition.
(c) Four Chinese Classics and Seven Chinese Classics of Confucian tradition.
(d) Four Chinese Classics and Five Chinese Classics of Confucian tradition.

4. When in 19th century Japan did an applicant to medical school have to be born to be eligible?
(a) 1890.
(b) 1880.
(c) 1870.
(d) 1860.

5. Gichin admired Azato and Itosu for their lack of what about other masters?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Desire.
(c) Arrogance.
(d) Competition.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Gichin practice a martial art with Azato secretly?

2. What is used in progressive training for nukite?

3. Who did Gichin meet in school that was the son of a famous karate expert?

4. What part of the body had to be cut off to join the medical practice in 19th century Japan?

5. Who said that karate was one of the most refined martial arts in Tokyo?

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