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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Schools of Tea.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tea began as what and only gradually grew into a beverage?
(a) A medicine.
(b) A lotion.
(c) A drug.
(d) A poison.

2. Have Westerners embraced tea fully?
(a) Yes, as a beverage and a social event.
(b) Yes, as a beverage.
(c) No, not fully.
(d) No, not at all.

3. What is this book considered?
(a) The Secrets of Tea.
(b) The Tea Bible.
(c) The Code of Tea.
(d) The Text of Tea.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Okakura went to America with many _____________________ to sell to Americans.

2. What are these eras?

3. The year _______ is the first written mention of tea in the Western world.

4. For what was tea praised?

5. There are how many main eras of tea?

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