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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Gichin violate the spirit of karate-do after his hand wrestling bouts?
(a) He was scared.
(b) He was unkind.
(c) He was over confident.
(d) He was persistent.

2. In what social class was Gichin?
(a) Shizoku.
(b) Matzi.
(c) Kata.
(d) Yuko.

3. What were warrior's hands called?
(a) Yoshi te.
(b) La la te.
(c) Bushi no te.
(d) Ma te.

4. Where in Okinawa was Gichin born?
(a) Shuri.
(b) Yamakawa.
(c) Cho.
(d) Tokyo.

5. What party opposed the topknot rule?
(a) Toono Party.
(b) Obstinate Party.
(c) Meiji Party.
(d) Matsumura Party.

6. A nukite describes penetrating what with five fingers to tear out bones?
(a) Leg.
(b) Arm.
(c) Rib cage.
(d) Stomach.

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

8. This book covers the period of the life of the author from 1868 to what?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1923.
(d) 1948.

9. What were Okinawa's two schools of kata?
(a) Nawate and Shurite.
(b) Gichin and Azato.
(c) Meiji and Azutu.
(d) Wutang and Shiri.

10. What part of the body had to be cut off to join the medical practice in 19th century Japan?
(a) Braids.
(b) Nails.
(c) Topknot.
(d) Mustache.

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

12. Who did Gichin also train with in addition to Azato?
(a) Itosu.
(b) Meiji.
(c) Yasutsune.
(d) Shuri.

13. Who said that karate was one of the most refined martial arts in Tokyo?
(a) Gichin.
(b) Azato.
(c) Confucius.
(d) Shuri.

14. Who did Gichin meet in school that was the son of a famous karate expert?
(a) Koshiro Suzuki.
(b) Kata Funakoshi.
(c) Yasutsune Azato.
(d) Shizoku Yamagachi.

15. Why did the policemen arrest Gichin?
(a) They thought he has broken the karate-do law.
(b) They thought he is violent.
(c) They thought he is the man from the cesspool.
(d) They wanted his cakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. As children, where did most Japanese students train to learn martial arts?

2. Karate was linked to what religious tradition?

3. Gichin received a promotion to principal of an outlying school but chose to do what?

4. Who were classified in four teaching groups as elementary classes, higher grades, special courses and assistants?

5. What happened to Gichin after his hand wrestling bouts?

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