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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Taoism and Zennism.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. He studied under a Harvard-educated American, Ernest Fenollosa, who was instrumental in _________________ Westernization in Japan.
(a) Encouraging.
(b) Ignoring.
(c) Promoting.
(d) Halting.

2. Lu Wu could be considered what?
(a) "Our tea man."
(b) "Our first apostle of tea."
(c) "Our tea Jesus."
(d) "Our god of tea."

3. What is something that Westerners have invested in in excess?
(a) Peace.
(b) Others.
(c) War.
(d) Ecology.

4. The Japanese under ______________________in the second half of the 19th century were pursuing efforts to modernize.
(a) Emperor Meiji.
(b) Emperor Jimmu.
(c) Emperor Suizei.
(d) Emperor Itoku.

5. Is it appropriate for Westerners to learn tea's origins and how tea is used elsewhere?
(a) Possibly.
(b) Yes.
(c) No, not yet.
(d) No. It will never be appropriate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the word for the "religion of aestheticism," which has grown up around tea in Japanese culture?

2. The era that is the answer to number 69 was part of what dynasty?

3. What is another side?

4. A typical Westerner might see in the tea ceremony a certain ____________________________ that he would then equate to the entire culture of Japan and its people.

5. Taoism emphasizes what?

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