1. Tea-masters, in choosing art for their ceremonies, only choose what pieces?
(a) Those that their patrons like.
(b) Those that suit their tea.
(c) Those that are most expensive.
(d) Those which specifically speak to them.

2. Finally a harp master named ___________ took the harp.
(a) Unenko Tomomi.
(b) Yoko Sayuri.
(c) Pai Ya.
(d) Rin Miu.

3. There are many similarities between Taoism and Zennism, including the emphasis on the individual and what?
(a) Self-concentration.
(b) Symmetry.
(c) The community.
(d) Architecture.

4. Can vain artists, absorbed with their own genius, ever truly connect with others?
(a) No, never.
(b) Yes, always.
(c) Yes, most of the time.
(d) No, not often.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. This imagery is reflected in many arts, such as the martial art of ____________ which emphasizes absorbing the enemy's blows in order to exhaust him.

2. Have Westerners embraced tea fully?

3. What do Taoists think about organized religion?

4. Tea-masters are _______________ when choosing the art.

5. When does the host appear?

(see the answer key)

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