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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. Okakura worked to make the Boston Museum a world-famous repository of what?

2. What represents a harmonious synthesis of these personalities?

3. Is there a mechanical method for making tea?

4. He studied at an English-language university, and was fluent in what three languages?

5. Why has the exact meaning of Tao changed based upon context?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author say about Tao and Taoism?

2. For what is tea known?

3. What might a typical Westerner see in the tea ceremony?

4. What did Fenollosa and Okakura do together? How and why did their travels together end?

5. What is said about THE BOOK OF TEA and tea at the end of the chapter?

6. What are Taoist beliefs? How did this affect the feelings toward authority and laws?

7. How did Zen contribute to Eastern thought?

8. What are the three main tea eras? How are these eras significant?

9. What was the opinion of tea?

10. Who began modernization in Japan? What did modernization do to Japan, according to the author?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tea masters were conscious of art as a living, present influence.

Part 1) Support this statement with facts from this book. How does this also reinforce Eastern philosophical and religious beliefs?

Part 2) How do Westerners view art? How does this view affect how Westerners treat art and what art is made?

Part 3) How do you view art? How have you come to this belief? How does it compare to the tea master's view of art?

Essay Topic 2

To truly appreciate art, one must discipline one's mind to properly receive and perceive art.

Part 1) How is this statement supported by this book? How can one discipline one's mind? How does the author suggest one discipline one's mind?

Part 2) Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not? Can one appreciate art without being "disciplined?" Explain.

Part 3) What art or art form do you appreciate the most? How have you been disciplined or conditioned to appreciate it?

Essay Topic 3

Taoism and tea are connected.

Part 1) What is Taoism? How is Taoism connected to tea? How have they each influenced the other? What else is connected to tea?

Part 2) How have tea rooms and tea ceremonies been influenced by various philosophies and religions? How is this influence seen even in Western tea culture?

Part 3) How is religion and philosophy tied to American culture? How important is religion to our country's past, present, and future?

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