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WorksheetsSamurai Fighters Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
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.
Who hired the samurai at first?
rich clans
teachers
What is the name of Musashi's book?
"The Book of Five Rings"
"The Book of Tomoe"
What did Yoshiie give to each of his fighters?
a sword
a piece of land
The shogun wanted to stop the clan wars. He took away people's
gold
swords
Which happened last?
The shogun took away people's swords
Musashi taught his students kendo
The year was 1588. The shogun had a plan to stop clan wars. What did he tell his samurai to do?
take away people's swords
tear down the clans' palaces
Samurai always carried two
deep buckets
swords
Musashi was one of the last great samurai. What happened after he stopped fighting?
He lived in a palace with the emperor's family
He became a poet, painter, and teacher
Musashi lived in a
tree
cave
The samurai lived in
China
Japan
