The Samurai Flashcards

1

The Samurai Code includes the practice of "seppukku." What does this mean

Way of the warrior
Ritual suicide
The Way to Battle
Five Rings of Honour

2

What was a ninja in medieval Japan?

Rhys Quinn
A professional spy and assassin
An outlaw
A karate master

3

Who is the military leader of Japan?

The Ninja
The Emperor
The Shogun
The Daimyo

4

When does the Samurai period, and that of Japanese isolation, begin?

After the unification of Japan
After the war with the Russians
After the coming of the United States
After the Mongol Invasions

5

What does Samurai mean?

Servant
Champion
Godlike
Warrior

6

Who did Samurai serve?

Daimyo
Kami
Bushido
Ronin

7

Samurai can be closely compared to what other group that we studied?

Medieval Knights
Renaissance Thinkers
Conquistadors
Renaissance Painters

8

The secondary weapon of the Samurai is the "yumi" - what is that?

Bow and Arrow
Bo Staff
Sai
Nunchuku

9

Which movie characters are based on the Samurai?

Tyson Hartle
The Jedi
The Karate Kid
Baymax

10

What was Bushido?

A code of honour
Ritual suicide
The tea ceremony
Warlords of Medieval Japan

11

What was the name for the samurai sword?

Ronin
Katana
Shogun
Kami

12

How did the Samurai prefer to fight?

From a distance
Single combat
Giant battles
In stealth and shadows

13

What is untrue about the katana blade?

Both edges of the blade are sharpened
The steel is folded thousands of times to make it strong
The blade is curved
There is carbon inside the blade to give it flex

14

In which year was Japan defeated for the only time in its history?

1283
1945
1279
1492

15

What was a Ronin in medieval Japan?

A sword
Another name for a samurai
A professional assassin
A samurai with no master

The Samurai

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The Samurai

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