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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Cup of Humanity.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Many did not accept efforts of modernization. There are several _________________________ documented from this time period, and many more scholars and others who attempted to preserve the old culture resisted modernization.
(a) Petitions.
(b) Wars.
(c) Rallies.
(d) Rebellions.

2. What cannot be disputed is that, in his time, he was one of the greatest _____________ scholars, and his knowledge of this art was unparalleled.
(a) Male.
(b) Art.
(c) Painting.
(d) Oriental.

3. Did anyone oppose tea?
(a) No.
(b) Yes, some.
(c) Yes, all.
(d) Yes, many.

4. What did some people call tea?
(a) A "foul-tasting custom."
(b) A "foul-smelling custom."
(c) A "strange custom."
(d) A "filthy custom."

5. Why were they referred to in this way?
(a) They discussed the aesthetic qualities of tea.
(b) They used tea as an artistic medium.
(c) They used tea for creative inspiration and contemplate tea itself, celebrating its essence.
(d) They loved tea more than anything else.

Short Answer Questions

1. Okakura used tea as a symbol for what in East Asia?

2. When was this power of tea shown?

3. Have Westerners embraced tea fully?

4. Is it appropriate for Westerners to learn tea's origins and how tea is used elsewhere?

5. Have Asians in turn developed the same for this culture?

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