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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 did some people call tea?
(a) A "foul-smelling custom."
(b) A "strange custom."
(c) A "foul-tasting custom."
(d) A "filthy custom."

2. In 1890 the two split, perhaps due to what, and the fact that Okakura was outdoing his master?
(a) Differing beliefs.
(b) Illness.
(c) Strong egos in both men.
(d) Different life paths.

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

4. What does the "religion of aestheticism" celebrate?
(a) That which is in unity.
(b) The beautiful, the pure, and the harmonious.
(c) The peaceful and muted.
(d) The colorful and bright.

5. How did tea grew in popularity?
(a) Quickly.
(b) Sporadically.
(c) Steadily.
(d) Slowly.

Short Answer Questions

1. The editor sees ___________ distinct sides of Okakura which he would alternately exhibit.

2. Tea began as what and only gradually grew into a beverage?

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

4. When was this power of tea shown?

5. A typical Westerner might see in the tea ceremony a certain ____________________________ that he would then equate to the entire culture of Japan and its people.

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