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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. There are how many main eras of tea?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Six.

2. Mankind is well known for investing great care in __________ things.
(a) Large.
(b) Small.
(c) Medium.
(d) Useless.

3. Beyond curating, he wrote several books, lectured extensively, and submitted articles to _______________ journals.
(a) Art.
(b) Science.
(c) Academic and art.
(d) Academic.

4. Lu Wu insists that what kind of water is the best tea to brew with?
(a) River.
(b) Mountain spring.
(c) Sea.
(d) Lake.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Zennism mean?

3. Fenollosa left to curate what museum?

4. What represents a harmonious synthesis of these personalities?

5. In what century was a man named Lu Wu born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is said about THE BOOK OF TEA and tea at the end of the chapter?

2. For what is tea known?

3. What is the editor's opinion of Okakura?

4. Why is there so much fuss about tea?

5. Is tea art? If so, how? If not, why not?

6. What did Fenollosa and Okakura do together? How and why did their travels together end?

7. Is it appropriate for Westerners to learn tea's origin and how it is used elsewhere? Why or why not?

8. How does Zennism oppose Buddhism?

9. What are the three main tea eras? How are these eras significant?

10. What is the chief contribution of Taoism to Asiatic life? Describe this.

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