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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Tea-Room.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. There is also an emphasis on what?
(a) Understanding.
(b) Relativity.
(c) Relations.
(d) Acceptance.

2. What did Taoism challenge?
(a) Other religions.
(b) Atheism.
(c) Personal spirituality.
(d) Authority and laws.

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

4. He studied at an English-language university, and was fluent in what three languages?
(a) English, French, and Japanese.
(b) Chinese, French, and Japanese.
(c) Chinese, Korean, and Japanese.
(d) Chinese, English, and Japanese.

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. How many can a tea room accommodate?

2. What is another side?

3. The guests must hunch down to enter the ______________ door.

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

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

(see the answer key)

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