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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. Have Westerners embraced tea fully?
(a) Yes, as a beverage and a social event.
(b) No, not at all.
(c) Yes, as a beverage.
(d) No, not fully.

2. The year _______ is the first written mention of tea in the Western world.
(a) 879.
(b) 869.
(c) 859.
(d) 849.

3. The person in #60 combined teaism with Confucianism, Taoism, and what other religion?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Islam.
(c) Buddhism.
(d) Hinduism.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the book he wrote?

2. Why does Lu Wu prefer blue tea cups?

3. Lu Wu, in this book, describes what aspects of tea?

4. Emperor Huei Tsung lavished much wealth on the attainment of rare species of tea, and declared which tea to be the most rare and best?

5. Okakura went to America with many _____________________ to sell to Americans.

(see the answer key)

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