Katana Quiz: questions and answers
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1. What is katana?
A sword
2. What is the origin of katana?
Japanese
3. The katana is characterized by its distinctive appearance. Which of the following is not true about the appearance of the katana?
It's grip is short
4. The production of swords in Japan is divided into how much specific time periods?
6
5. What is the first period?
Jōkotō
6. What is the last period?
Shinsakutō
7. The first use of the word "katana" to describe a long sword that was different from a tachi occurs as early as the Kamakura Period. In which years?
1185–1333
8. When were sword manufacturing and sword-related martial arts banned in Japan?
From 1945 to 1953
9. Katana are traditionally made from a specialized Japanese steel called:
Tamahagane
10. Katanas were used by samurai. What is the name of the popular samurai from the Cartoon Network TV series for kids?
Jack