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1. Samurai was a class of Japanese warriors in the service of what leader?
2. In which period of Japanese history did the Samurai class begin to flourish?
3. In times of war the 'Mon' or 'Paulownia' was used to determine sides of the warring-classes, then it became known as the rising-sun. Who was the first samurai that used this insignia?
4. During the Mongolian invasion attempt of 1274 A.D. crash bombs (Zhien tian lei) from China were used by the samurai-warriors to expel the invaders. True or false?
5. In 1570, the daimyo, Oda Nobunaga, employed what weapon to attack samurai-warriors ?
6. With heavy armor (Yoyoi) Japanese samurai-warriors swam across the moat with their horses into battle. How did they achieve this without drowning?
7. When two samurai-warriors met on the battlefield what factor was the deciding element in the outcome?
8. What was the name of the weapon introduced by the Sohei (priest-soldiers)?
9. What was the Confucius element of faith that the samurai based their loyalty of service on?
10. According to Bushido (Way of the Warrior) which act is the ultimate test of loyalty (Japanese term)?
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