View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Gichin show containing photographs of karate stances, kata, and movements?
(a) Notes.
(b) Cameras.
(c) Scrolls.
(d) Pictures.

2. How did Gichin eat his food in the summer?
(a) Wet.
(b) Cold.
(c) Dry.
(d) Hot.

3. Gichin claimed the mastery of Karate-do required being what?
(a) A desire for new experiences and people.
(b) A strong heart and willpower.
(c) A good and honest member of society.
(d) A willingness to give in to higher power.

4. On the way to the last train to Tokyo after a party, who did Gichin encounter?
(a) A woman in red.
(b) A man in black.
(c) A child in blue.
(d) A ghost in white.

5. What offered a karate group of faculty and students that Gichin visited regularly to give instruction?
(a) The dojo.
(b) The university.
(c) The academy.
(d) The ministry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Serious Karate-do pupils were _____________ to maintain interest and training over the long term.

2. Who was the naval man that became a student of Gichin?

3. What did the painter do for Gichin's book?

4. What did karate teach women?

5. Who was a first-rate karateka?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the altercation Gichin had with the thief in the rain.

2. Why did Gichin warn against arrogance in training?

3. What was the true meaning of karate?

4. What did mastery of karate-do require according to Gichin?

5. How did Gichin explain that a karate blow can be fatal years later by comparing the body to boards?

6. How was karate-do a way of life?

7. What did Gichin learn from his students?

8. Why was Gichin so healthy?

9. Why was Gichin ashamed of how he reacted to the thief?

10. Describe Gichin's concern for his former students as the war with China began.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 685 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample