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Samurai Fighters Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The leader of the samurai was called the

a)

ronin

b)

shogun

2.

Who was Tomoe?

a)

a samurai woman

b)

a farmer

3.

Musashi fought a samurai with a

a)

smoke bomb

b)

wooden stick

4.

An enemy tore off Tomoe's

a)

helmet

b)

sleeve

5.

Tomoe was a samurai woman. She could fight with

a)

a bow and arrow

b)

two sticks

c)

a long rope

d)

tree branches

6.

Rich clans hired the samurai. Clans are large groups of

a)

poets and painters

b)

related families

7.

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

a)

ronin

b)

kendo

8.

What did "samurai" mean in Japanese?

a)

to write

b)

to serve

9.

What did Musashi call his safe way to practice fighting?

a)

kendo

b)

shogun

10.

What happened to Tomoe's husband?

a)

He ran away.

b)

He died in battle.

c)

He was put in jail.

11.

Who hired the samurai at first?

a)

rich clans

b)

teachers

12.

What is the name of Musashi's book?

a)

"The Book of Five Rings"

b)

"The Book of Tomoe"

13.

What did Yoshiie give to each of his fighters?

a)

a sword

b)

a piece of land

14.

The shogun wanted to stop the clan wars. He took away people's

a)

gold

b)

swords

15.

Which happened last?

a)

The shogun took away people's swords

b)

Musashi taught his students kendo

16.

The year was 1588. The shogun had a plan to stop clan wars. What did he tell his samurai to do?

a)

take away people's swords

b)

tear down the clans' palaces

17.

Samurai always carried two

a)

deep buckets

b)

swords

18.

Musashi was one of the last great samurai. What happened after he stopped fighting?

a)

He lived in a palace with the emperor's family

b)

He became a poet, painter, and teacher

19.

Musashi lived in a

a)

tree

b)

cave

20.

The samurai lived in

a)

China

b)

Japan