- 1. Which historical referent do many Taekwondo styles look back to for their philosophical underpinnings?
A) The Five Commandments of the Hwarang
B) The Analects of Confucius
C) The Code of the Samurai
D) The Ten Commandments of the Buddha
- 2. Who authored the Five Tenets of Taekwondo?
A) The World Taekwondo Federation
B) The Kukkiwon
C) The Hwarang warriors
D) Choi Hong-hi
- 3. Which of the following is one of the Five Tenets of Taekwondo?
A) Wealth
B) Power
C) Aggression
D) Courtesy
- 4. What is the Korean term for Integrity as used in the Five Tenets?
A) Yeui
B) Innae
C) Geukgi
D) Yeomchi
- 5. What is the Korean term for Perseverance as used in the Five Tenets?
A) Yeomchi
B) Baekjeolbulgul
C) Innae
D) Yeui
- 6. Which of these is explicitly listed as a Tenet of Taekwondo?
A) Speed
B) Flexibility
C) Strength
D) Self-control
- 7. Which of these represents 'Indomitable spirit' in Korean?
A) Geukgi
B) Baekjeolbulgul
C) Innae
D) Yeui
- 8. In the Taekwondo oath, what does the practitioner vow to respect?
A) All government laws
B) The history of the world
C) The instructor and seniors
D) The opposing team
- 9. What goal does the World Taekwondo Federation center its philosophy on?
A) Mastering combat techniques only
B) The creation of a new government
C) Winning international competitions
D) The development of a peaceful society
- 10. What does the taegeuk embody according to the WT philosophy?
A) The three stages of life
B) The five elements
C) The four seasons
D) The unity of opposites
- 11. In the sam taegeuk, what are the interactions that represent change in the world?
A) Past, Present, and Future
B) Fire, Water, and Air
C) Heavens, Earth, and Man
D) Mind, Body, and Spirit
- 12. Whose philosophical position is also based on the Hwarang tradition?
A) The Olympic Committee
B) The Kukkiwon
C) The modern sports media
D) The local martial arts clubs
- 13. According to the WT philosophy, what is 'education in accordance with the reason of heaven'?
A) Behaving rationally
B) Winning all sparring matches
C) Strict military discipline
D) Learning religious texts
- 14. What is the more accurate name for ITF-style Taekwondo?
A) Sine Wave Taekwondo
B) Traditional Taekwondo
C) Global Taekwondo
D) Chang Hon-style Taekwondo
- 15. In what year was Choi Hong-hi's Encyclopedia of Taekwon-Do published?
A) 1973
B) 1983
C) 1966
D) 1990
- 16. Why did the GTF split from the ITF in 1990?
A) Political controversies
B) Disagreements over the sine wave
C) Different techniques for tul
D) Financial mismanagement
- 17. What is the term used for 'forms' in ITF-style Taekwondo?
A) Tul
B) Chang Hon
C) Poomsae
D) Kata
- 18. How many Chang Hon tul did Choi define?
A) 6
B) 19
C) 30
D) 24
- 19. How many additional tul does the GTF-variant practice?
A) 24
B) 12
C) 6
D) 3
- 20. What is the physical principle involving the raising and lowering of the body's center of gravity called?
A) Sine wave
B) Traditional ITF
C) Chang Hon
D) Juche movement
- 21. When did the ITF split with the KTA?
A) 1990
B) 1966
C) 1983
D) 1973
- 22. What is a primary characteristic of Taekwondo techniques?
A) Elbow strikes exclusively
B) Head-height kicks
C) Ground fighting
D) Heavy grappling focus
- 23. What is the Taekwondo term for 'Forms'?
A) Gyeokpa
B) Hosinsul
C) Pumsae
D) Gyeorugi
- 24. Forms in Taekwondo serve a similar function to what in Karate?
A) Dojo
B) Kumite
C) Kata
D) Sensei
- 25. What is the Korean term for sparring?
A) Gyeorugi
B) Pumsae
C) Teul
D) Hyeong
- 26. Which type of sparring is interrupted after each point is scored?
A) Seven-step sparring
B) Continuous sparring
C) Point sparring
D) Freestyle sparring
- 27. What is the Korean term for board breaking?
A) Deonjigi
B) Hosinsul
C) Gyeokpa
D) Matseogi
- 28. Which type of breaking focuses on using straightforward techniques to break as many boards as possible?
A) Power breaking
B) Precision breaking
C) Special techniques
D) Speed breaking
- 29. Which breaking technique involves holding boards loosely by one edge to test the speed of the strike?
A) Force breaking
B) Power breaking
C) Special techniques
D) Speed breaking
- 30. What are breaking techniques that use jumping or flying to clear obstacles called?
A) Power breaking
B) Special techniques
C) Demonstration breaking
D) Speed breaking
- 31. What is the Korean term for self-defense techniques?
A) Deonjigi
B) Gyeokpa
C) Gyeorugi
D) Hosinsul
- 32. Are weapons a formal part of most Taekwondo federation curricula?
A) Yes, always
B) No
C) Only for black belts
D) Only for instructors
- 33. What does a student undergo to progress to the next rank?
A) Sparring tournaments
B) Board breaking contests
C) Meditation retreats
D) Examinations
- 34. What country is Taekwondo from?
A) Japan
B) Thailand
C) Korea
D) China
- 35. In Taekwondo, what does the word 'tae' mean?
A) Strike with hand
B) The art
C) Strike with foot
D) The way
- 36. What is the name of the uniform worn by Taekwondo practitioners?
A) Gi
B) Kimono
C) Dobok
D) Hanbok
- 37. Which of the following is an Olympic form of Taekwondo sparring?
A) Kyorugi
B) Hyeong
C) Teul
D) Gyeokpa
- 38. When was Kyorugi first included as an Olympic event?
A) 1992
B) 2000
C) 1972
D) 2018
- 39. What does the word 'kwon' mean in Taekwondo?
A) The way
B) The art
C) Strike with foot
D) Strike with hand
- 40. What does the term 'do' mean in Taekwondo?
A) Strike with hand
B) Sparring
C) Strike with foot
D) The art or way
- 41. What does the theory of revisionism argue regarding the origins of Taekwondo?
A) It is rooted in karate
B) It is indigenous to Korea
C) It originated from Chinese boxing
D) It was invented in the 1970s
- 42. Which weapons are used in Taekwondo?
A) Bo staff
B) None
C) Nunchucks
D) Swords
- 43. Which year was Taekwondo designated as Korea's national martial art?
A) 2018
B) 1959
C) 1973
D) 2000
- 44. How many original kwans were there?
A) Nine
B) Twelve
C) Five
D) Seven
- 45. What is the traditionalist view on the origin of Taekwondo?
A) It is indigenous
B) It is rooted in judo
C) It is a hybrid of Chinese styles
D) It is rooted in karate
- 46. When did the new style of Taekwondo emerge to promote it as a competitive sport?
A) 1959
B) 1945
C) 1966
D) Early 1970s
- 47. Where were the new martial arts schools (kwans) opened after World War II?
A) Beijing
B) Seoul
C) Tokyo
D) Pyongyang
- 48. In what year did South Korean president Syngman Rhee witness a martial arts demonstration?
A) 1945
B) 1952
C) 1955
D) 1960
- 49. What did President Syngman Rhee mistakenly identify the martial arts technique as?
A) Karate
B) Tae Kwon Do
C) Tang Soo Do
D) taekkyon
- 50. When did leaders of the kwans begin discussing a unified Korean martial art in earnest?
A) 1955
B) 1965
C) 1950
D) 1952
- 51. What term was used for Korean karate prior to the unification discussions?
A) Tang Soo Do
B) Tae Soo Do
C) Taekkyon
D) Tae Kwon Do
- 52. What does the hanja 'tae' mean in the name 'Tae Soo Do'?
A) fist
B) hand
C) way
D) to stomp, trample
- 53. What does the hanja 'kwon' mean?
A) way
B) foot
C) fist
D) hand
- 54. Which name was closest to the pronunciation of 'taekkyon'?
A) Tang Soo Do
B) Tae Kwon Do
C) Karate
D) Tae Soo Do
- 55. What division of the South Korean Army were Choi Hong-hi and Nam Tae-hi from?
A) 30th Infantry Division
B) 29th Infantry Division
C) 1st Infantry Division
D) 25th Infantry Division
- 56. In what year was the Korea Tae Soo Do Association established?
A) 1966
B) 1959
C) 1973
D) 1972
- 57. In what year did Choi break with the South Korean KTA?
A) 1966
B) 1972
C) 1959
D) 1983
- 58. What is the name of the federation Choi established in 1966?
A) Korea Taekwondo Association
B) World Taekwondo Federation
C) International Taekwon-Do Federation
D) Kukkiwon
- 59. Where was the ITF headquartered after South Korea withdrew support?
A) Pyongyang, North Korea
B) Tokyo, Japan
C) Seoul, South Korea
D) Toronto, Canada
- 60. How many separate ITF federations were created after the splits in 2001 and 2002?
A) Two
B) Four
C) Three
D) Five
- 61. When was the Kukkiwon established as the new national academy?
A) 1972
B) 1959
C) 1973
D) 1988
- 62. What aspect of Taekwondo does the WT promote?
A) The sportive side
B) The self-defense aspect
C) The historical Chang Hon heritage
D) The North Korean political agenda
- 63. In what year was Taekwondo accepted as a Commonwealth Games sport?
A) 2010
B) 2000
C) 2002
D) 1988
- 64. Which curriculum is used by the half of the Oh Do Kwan that joined the ITF?
A) Kukkiwon
B) Tang Soo Do
C) Chan Hon
D) Moo Duk Kwan
- 65. Who is known as the 'father of Taekwondo in United States'?
A) Jhoon Rhee
B) Joe Lewis
C) Jeff Smith
D) Chuck Norris
- 66. Who became the PKA's first World Middleweight Champion in 1974?
A) Skipper Mullins
B) Jhoon Rhee
C) Jeff Smith
D) Allen Steen
- 67. In what year was the American Taekwondo Association (ATA) established in Omaha, Nebraska?
A) 2008
B) 1969
C) 1962
D) 1972
- 68. Who founded the American Taekwondo Association (ATA)?
A) Haeng Ung Lee
B) Shin-Min Cheol
C) Jhoon Rhee
D) Choi Hong-hi
- 69. When were the ATA spin-off organizations reunited under ATA International?
A) 2015
B) 2012
C) 1973
D) 2008
- 70. Where did Jhoon Rhee establish his chain of martial arts schools in 1962?
A) Texas
B) Washington, D.C. area
C) Omaha, Nebraska
D) Seoul
- 71. When did the International Olympic Committee recognize the World Taekwondo Federation (WT) and sparring?
A) 1980
B) 1972
C) 1973
D) 2015
- 72. Who created the hybrid style known as Extreme Taekwondo?
A) Shin-Min Cheol
B) Choi Hong-hi
C) Haeng Ung Lee
D) Jhoon Rhee
- 73. In what year was Extreme Taekwondo created?
A) 2008
B) 2012
C) 1972
D) 1969
- 74. What is the term for the school or place where Taekwondo instruction is given?
A) Dobok
B) Dojang
C) Homyun
D) Hogul
- 75. What are the padded helmets worn in Kukkiwon/WT sparring called?
A) Dobok
B) Teul
C) Homyun
D) Hogu
- 76. What are the padded torso protectors in Kukkiwon/WT sparring called?
A) Dojang
B) Geup
C) Hogu
D) Homyun
- 77. What term represents junior ranks and belt colors?
A) Geup
B) Dan
C) Poomsae
D) Hyeong
- 78. What is the term for senior 'black belt' ranks?
A) Geup
B) Saseong
C) Sabum
D) Dan
- 79. In the ITF, what title is given to instructors holding 1st to 3rd dan?
A) Sabum
B) Saseong
C) Boosabum
D) Sahyun
- 80. In the ITF, what title is given to instructors holding 9th dan?
A) Sabum
B) Boosabum
C) Saseong
D) Sahyun
- 81. What term for forms is used in Traditional Taekwondo?
A) Hyeong
B) Poomsae
C) Kata
D) Teul
- 82. What term for forms is used by Kukkiwon/WT-style Taekwondo?
A) Hyeong
B) Poomsae
C) Teul
D) Dojang
- 83. What term for forms is used in ITF/Chang Hon-style Taekwondo?
A) Hyeong
B) Teul
C) Dan
D) Poomsae
- 84. In WT/Kukki-Taekwondo, what is the minimum age requirement for grandmaster ranks?
A) Over thirty
B) Over forty
C) Over twenty
D) Over fifty
- 85. In the ITF, what title is given to instructors holding 7th to 8th dan?
A) Sabum
B) Boosabum
C) Saseong
D) Sahyun
- 86. According to the Theory of Power, how does kinetic energy increase relative to speed?
A) Inversely
B) Linearly
C) Exponentially
D) Quadratically
- 87. How does kinetic energy increase relative to the mass of a striking object?
A) Linearly
B) Exponentially
C) Logarithmically
D) Quadratically
- 88. What is the primary benefit of the 'relax/strike' principle?
A) Increasing the size of the muscles
B) Improving flexibility
C) Creating a visual distraction
D) Conserving the body's energy
- 89. In the context of Reaction Force, what should happen as the striking limb moves forward?
A) The body should remain perfectly still
B) Other body parts should move backward
C) The striking limb should slow down
D) The entire body should move forward
- 90. What should be rotated during a turning kick to take advantage of Mass?
A) The shoulders
B) The hands
C) The hip
D) The head
- 91. What is the definition of Equilibrium in the Theory of Power?
A) Moving as fast as possible
B) Keeping the muscles tensed constantly
C) Exhaling at the right time
D) Maintaining a correct centre-of-balance
- 92. What is the penalty for rule-breaking called in Taekwondo?
A) Ippon
B) Gam-jeom
C) Yuko
D) Waza-ari
- 93. What happens after a competitor receives 10 Gam-jeom penalties?
A) The match continues until the time runs out
B) The match is reset
C) They get a point deduction
D) They lose by referee's punitive declaration
- 94. What is the duration of each round in a standard Olympic sparring match?
A) Five minutes
B) One minute
C) Three minutes
D) Two minutes
- 95. What point lead triggers an early end to a match?
A) 25 points
B) 10 points
C) 15 points
D) 20 points
- 96. How many weight divisions are there for the Olympics?
A) Ten
B) Eight
C) Four
D) Six
- 97. What is the consequence if an ITF competitor causes an injury that prevents their opponent from continuing?
A) A time penalty.
B) Disqualification.
C) A warning.
D) A point deduction.
- 98. Which of the following is considered a foul in ITF sparring?
A) Leg sweeping.
B) Jumping kicks.
C) Punching to the body.
D) Scoring a point.
- 99. What are 'special techniques' in ITF competitions?
A) Performances involving prescribed board breaks at great heights.
B) Sparring matches with no rules.
C) A type of rhythmic dance.
D) Combat against multiple opponents.
- 100. In which year did Taekwondo debut in the Paralympic Games?
A) 2016.
B) 2012.
C) 2020.
D) 2008.
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