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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. The people of what area trade with southern China where boxing was practiced?
(a) Kyoto.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Osiri.
(d) Okinawa.

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

3. What did thieves try to steal from Gichin?
(a) Money and tobacco.
(b) Karate clothes.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Tea and food.

4. Nukite is a kind of what?
(a) Kata.
(b) Pellet.
(c) Itosu.
(d) Uuri.

5. Conflict developed between the coastal village of Motobe and the hamlet of what?
(a) Shaka.
(b) Senno.
(c) Jinriksha.
(d) Naha.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Gichin die?

2. After what birthday did Gichin see a hand wrestling bout?

3. What were karate experts known for apparently according to the public?

4. Why did Gichin violate the spirit of karate-do after his hand wrestling bouts?

5. What did Gichin have to learn because of his social class?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Gichin move up in his teaching practice?

2. How was Gichin described as a child?

3. What was the goal of karate?

4. Describe the young confident man mentioned during the typhoon in Okinawa.

5. Why was it hard to learn karate initially in 19th century Japan?

6. What did Matsumura learn about life after his experience at the engraver shop?

7. Describe the kata called "nukite" that Gichin mentioned in the first section of the book.

8. How did the habu Gichin encountered understand the spirit of karate?

9. What was the meaning of the syllables "te" and "kara" in karate?

10. How did Gichin practice the spirit of karate when thieves visited his home?

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