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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tea-masters are _______________ when choosing the art.

2. Where are a massive amount of flowers used and then tossed out, with no appreciation or consideration for the sacrifice of the flower?

3. Who created the art of flower arrangement?

4. When does the host appear?

5. How do guests approach the tea room?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Japanese show that art is important to them?

2. What does Okakura say about modern art appreciation?

3. How can one truly appreciate art?

4. What do tea-masters think of life?

5. Describe the attitude of "Flower Masters" towards flowers.

6. What can cause problems for an artist? How is this a problem?

7. How does Okakura illustrate this attitude towards life?

8. Who is Pai Ya? What does he do with the instrument?

9. What story does Okakura tell? What is the problem with the instrument in the book?

10. Who was Rikyu? What problem existed between him and Hideyoshi?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Man has a very long history with flowers.

Part 1) Describe man's long history with flowers. Why might flowers be important to man? How are flowers attractive to man?

Part 2) What is the Cult of Flowers? How does it reflect Japanese culture and philosophy? How is it connected to teaism?

Part 3) Describe the Western use of flowers. Do Westerners have respect for flowers? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

There are three eras of tea.

Part 1) What are the three main tea eras? Describe each of them and explain how each of them come to be? How are they connected?

Part 2) How does each era reflect the Japanese culture of the time? Does the tea era influence the culture or does the culture influence the tea era? Explain.

Part 3) How does art in America today reflect life? How has American art evolved to be what it is today?

Essay Topic 3

Tea is art and requires a tea master to bring out its "noblest qualities."

Part 1) How is tea art? What are the requirements for something to be a work of art, according to the author? What are tea's noble qualities?

Part 2) How does a tea master bring out the "noblest qualities" in tea? What else is a tea master capable of? How have tea masters helped to shape Japanese culture?

Part 3) What is an American art form? Who has been instrumental in the evolution of this art form?

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