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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 era that is the answer to number 69 was part of what dynasty?
(a) Han Dynasty.
(b) The Sung.
(c) Qin Dynasty.
(d) The Western Zhou dynasty.

2. Lu Wu is associated with what era?
(a) The Burnt Tea.
(b) The Steamed Tea.
(c) The Black Tea.
(d) The Boiled Tea.

3. Lu Wu insists that what kind of water is the best tea to brew with?
(a) Sea.
(b) River.
(c) Lake.
(d) Mountain spring.

4. Some statesmen, philosophers, and artists of the West could be referred to as what?
(a) "Tea-philosophers."
(b) "Tea-fiends."
(c) "Tea-aestheticians."
(d) "Tea-lovers."

5. Okakura was born in 1862 to whom?
(a) A potter.
(b) A professor.
(c) A silk merchant.
(d) A factory worker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Okakura used tea as a symbol for what in East Asia?

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

3. The year _______ is the first written mention of tea in the Western world.

4. Is it appropriate for Westerners to learn tea's origins and how tea is used elsewhere?

5. Okakura could be brilliant but also ________________; visionary but suffering from cultural myopia, arrogant and pedantic but sentimental.

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