Samurai Fighters Quiz

The leader of the samurai was called the

• ronin

• shogun

Who was Tomoe?

• a samurai woman

• a farmer

Musashi fought a samurai with a

• smoke bomb

• wooden stick

An enemy tore off Tomoe's

• helmet

• sleeve

Tomoe was a samurai woman. She could fight with

• a bow and arrow

• two sticks

• a long rope

• tree branches

Rich clans hired the samurai. Clans are large groups of

• poets and painters

• related families

There were fewer clan wars. Some samurai had to find other work. A former samurai was called a

• ronin

• kendo

What did "samurai" mean in Japanese?

• to write

• to serve

What did Musashi call his safe way to practice fighting?

• kendo

• shogun

What happened to Tomoe's husband?

• He ran away.

• He died in battle.

• He was put in jail.