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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Taoism is concerned with what time?
(a) The future.
(b) The present and the future.
(c) The present.
(d) The past.

2. With what is Taoism is mostly concerned?
(a) "Conformity of the group" and unity within a community.
(b) "Cosmic change" and the infinite nature of the universe.
(c) "Personal change" and what takes place in the self.
(d) "Earthly change" and spiritual growth.

3. There is also an emphasis on what?
(a) Relativity.
(b) Relations.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Acceptance.

4. Tea is ________.
(a) Art.
(b) Dance.
(c) Music.
(d) Philosophy.

5. What does Zennism mean?
(a) Peace.
(b) Meditation.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Silence.

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

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

8. Okakura used tea as a symbol for what in East Asia?
(a) Love.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Art.
(d) Life.

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

10. Many Japanese treated heirlooms and traditional art as what?
(a) Everyday items.
(b) Family jewels.
(c) Precious treasures.
(d) Little more than junk.

11. What is this book considered?
(a) The Text of Tea.
(b) The Code of Tea.
(c) The Secrets of Tea.
(d) The Tea Bible.

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

13. What era followed this era?
(a) The Boiled Tea.
(b) The Creamed Tea era.
(c) The Whipped Tea era.
(d) The Steamed Tea era.

14. Why were they referred to in this way?
(a) They used tea for creative inspiration and contemplate tea itself, celebrating its essence.
(b) They discussed the aesthetic qualities of tea.
(c) They used tea as an artistic medium.
(d) They loved tea more than anything else.

15. What did Taoism challenge?
(a) Authority and laws.
(b) Other religions.
(c) Atheism.
(d) Personal spirituality.

Short Answer Questions

1. Through consecrated meditation, what can be attained?

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

3. What has been beneficial to this "religion of aestheticism?"

4. Who has developed a whole host of bizarre and incorrect stereotypes for Asians?

5. The Boiled Tea era used tea as what?

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