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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Art Appreciation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why might it be hard for Westerners to appreciate the Japanese tradition of wood and bamboo architecture, and, therefore, hard to appreciate the tea room itself?
(a) Wood is unappealing to many people.
(b) Westerners do not build wooden structures.
(c) They are brought up to admire stone and brick architecture.
(d) Wood and bamboo do not grow in the West.

2. In 1890 the two split, perhaps due to what, and the fact that Okakura was outdoing his master?
(a) Different life paths.
(b) Illness.
(c) Strong egos in both men.
(d) Differing beliefs.

3. To truly appreciate art, one must do what?
(a) Study it quietly.
(b) Discipline one's mind to properly receive and perceive art.
(c) Spend many hours in a museum
(d) Take art lessons.

4. The tea room looks small and impoverished, and the construction of one may be __________.
(a) Somewhat cheap.
(b) Somewhat costly.
(c) Very cheap.
(d) Very costly.

5. What was the purpose of the garden path?
(a) To preserve nature.
(b) To sever any connection to the outside world.
(c) So tea drinkers could have a nice view.
(d) To make the land around the tea room look aesthetically-pleasing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Early tea rooms were connected to what?

2. This imagery is reflected in many arts, such as the martial art of ____________ which emphasizes absorbing the enemy's blows in order to exhaust him.

3. When asked how he mastered the harp, how did the harpist respond?

4. America's own __________________ shows the power of tea.

5. What is another side?

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