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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tea-masters justify the cutting of flowers by viewing it as what?
(a) A requirement to keep the flower population in check.
(b) A sacrifice in the service of a great and noble idea or artistic expression.
(c) A beautiful art form.
(d) A need of the people.

2. Many stories in Japan feature the rescue of what?
(a) People.
(b) Monks.
(c) Art pieces.
(d) Tea masters.

3. How does Okakura feel about modern art appreciation?
(a) He encourages it.
(b) He supports it.
(c) He laments it.
(d) He enjoys it.

4. Their _________ dress have influenced many Japanese.
(a) Decorative.
(b) Dull.
(c) Colorful.
(d) Sober.

5. There was once a great harp crafted from what?
(a) Tea.
(b) The hair of a god.
(c) The finest tree in the land.
(d) Gold.

6. Art masters are _________ for their art lives in those who can appreciate it.
(a) Strange.
(b) Problematic.
(c) Mortal.
(d) Immortal.

7. When does the host appear?
(a) Only when there is complete silence.
(b) After three days.
(c) At night.
(d) Prior to the arrival of the guests.

8. How many schools of thought exist in flower arrangement?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

9. What is the tea room?
(a) A simple cottage.
(b) A large barn-like structure.
(c) A small room.
(d) A dining room.

10. Tea-masters were conscious of art as what?
(a) A form of entertainment.
(b) A sport.
(c) A living.
(d) A hobby.

11. Who invented the independent tea room?
(a) Aiko.
(b) Teiko.
(c) Beniko.
(d) Rikyu.

12. Art loving is compared to what experience?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) A learning experience.
(d) A religious experience.

13. Of what did he sing?
(a) Love and war.
(b) Peace and harmony.
(c) Silence.
(d) Nature, beauty, war, and many other aspects of life.

14. If something is ancient, is it art?
(a) No, never.
(b) Yes, always.
(c) Not necessarily.
(d) Yes, usually.

15. Many things were all consciously ______________, especially during the tea ceremony.
(a) Seen.
(b) Acknowledged.
(c) Controlled.
(d) Spoken.

Short Answer Questions

1. The tea room not only contrasts Western architecture, it is quite different from what?

2. Even the tea-master was ______ himself.

3. What is the name of the tea room?

4. The art of flower arrangement began with whom?

5. What is the purpose of the garden path?

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