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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is paramount to the state?
(a) Love.
(b) The community.
(c) The individual.
(d) Religion.

2. Taoism emphasizes what?
(a) Unity and balance.
(b) Simplicity and peace.
(c) Love and kindness.
(d) Wholeness and totality.

3. Why has the exact meaning of Tao changed based upon context?
(a) The original text has been lost.
(b) Lao Tzu was uncertain about its conception himself.
(c) The original meaning is lost in translation.
(d) Lao Tzu did not want others to believe as he believed.

4. Did anyone oppose tea?
(a) Yes, some.
(b) Yes, many.
(c) Yes, all.
(d) No.

5. Tea-masters, in choosing art for their ceremonies, only choose what pieces?
(a) Those which specifically speak to them.
(b) Those that are most expensive.
(c) Those that suit their tea.
(d) Those that their patrons like.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lao Tzu's famous metaphor for this train of thought is what?

2. On what does modern art appreciation depend?

3. What did some claim about tea?

4. There was once a great harp crafted from what?

5. What is the word for the "religion of aestheticism," which has grown up around tea in Japanese culture?

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