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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. He studied under a Harvard-educated American, Ernest Fenollosa, who was instrumental in _________________ Westernization in Japan.
(a) Encouraging.
(b) Ignoring.
(c) Promoting.
(d) Halting.

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

3. 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.
(a) Quaintness and childishness.
(b) Strangeness and rigidity.
(c) Peace and acceptance.
(d) Respect and quiet.

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

5. When was tea first brought to Europe?
(a) The late-1500s.
(b) The late-1400s.
(c) The late-1300s.
(d) The late-1200s.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is another side?

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

4. What cannot be disputed is that, in his time, he was one of the greatest _____________ scholars, and his knowledge of this art was unparalleled.

5. What does the "religion of aestheticism" celebrate?

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