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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Japanese under ______________________in the second half of the 19th century were pursuing efforts to modernize.
(a) Emperor Itoku.
(b) Emperor Meiji.
(c) Emperor Jimmu.
(d) Emperor Suizei.

2. As with vintage and concern with years with wine in Europe, different tea periods can tell us what about Japan?
(a) Its different eras.
(b) Its different interests.
(c) Its different technological advances.
(d) Its different soil types.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is something that Westerners have invested in in excess?

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

3. Are stereotypes breaking down with modernization?

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

5. In 1890 the two split, perhaps due to what, and the fact that Okakura was outdoing his master?

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