1. What represents a harmonious synthesis of these personalities?
(a) The Tea Story.
(b) The Tea Tale.
(c) The Tale of Tea.
(d) The Book of Tea.

2. Who brought the tea to Europe?
(a) Immigrants.
(b) Merchants.
(c) Asians.
(d) Explorers.

3. Okakura was born in 1862 to whom?
(a) A potter.
(b) A professor.
(c) A factory worker.
(d) A silk merchant.

4. When was tea first brought to Europe?
(a) The late-1400s.
(b) The late-1300s.
(c) The late-1500s.
(d) The late-1200s.

5. Why were they referred to in this way?
(a) They loved tea more than anything else.
(b) They used tea for creative inspiration and contemplate tea itself, celebrating its essence.
(c) They discussed the aesthetic qualities of tea.
(d) They used tea as an artistic medium.

Short Answer Questions

1. Many did not accept efforts of modernization. There are several _________________________ documented from this time period, and many more scholars and others who attempted to preserve the old culture resisted modernization.

2. Many Japanese treated heirlooms and traditional art as what?

3. What is something that Westerners have invested in in excess?

4. Is it appropriate for Westerners to learn tea's origins and how tea is used elsewhere?

5. Tea began as what and only gradually grew into a beverage?

(see the answer key)

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