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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Cup of Humanity.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has been beneficial to this "religion of aestheticism?"
(a) Japan's isolation.
(b) Japan's Buddhist beliefs.
(c) Japan's influence on the continent.
(d) Japan's connection with China.

2. What is something that Westerners have invested in in excess?
(a) Peace.
(b) War.
(c) Others.
(d) Ecology.

3. What did some claim about tea?
(a) It was expensive.
(b) It caused health problems.
(c) It was dirty.
(d) It cured health problems.

4. Is it appropriate for Westerners to learn tea's origins and how tea is used elsewhere?
(a) No. It will never be appropriate.
(b) Possibly.
(c) No, not yet.
(d) Yes.

5. What is the word for the "religion of aestheticism," which has grown up around tea in Japanese culture?
(a) Tea-Taoism.
(b) Teatimism.
(c) Teaism.
(d) T-ism.

Short Answer Questions

1. The West may never truly _______________ the East.

2. Why were they referred to in this way?

3. Some statesmen, philosophers, and artists of the West could be referred to as what?

4. What is another side?

5. Who brought the tea to Europe?

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