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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tea-masters are _______________ when choosing the art.
(a) Quite selective.
(b) Quite slow.
(c) Quite unusual.
(d) Quite quick.

2. What was the purpose of the garden path?
(a) So tea drinkers could have a nice view.
(b) To preserve nature.
(c) To sever any connection to the outside world.
(d) To make the land around the tea room look aesthetically-pleasing.

3. Why did Rikyu frequently have arguments with his patron lord?
(a) He was never content to be servile.
(b) They often did not see eye to eye.
(c) His patron lord was unkind.
(d) He liked to stir up trouble.

4. Many stories in Japan feature the rescue of what?
(a) Art pieces.
(b) Tea masters.
(c) People.
(d) Monks.

5. Tea master influence is reflected in aspects of what?
(a) Everyday life.
(b) Tea ceremonies.
(c) Japanese education.
(d) Meals.

6. How will guests salute this flower upon entering the space?
(a) With a song.
(b) With a dance.
(c) With a profound bow.
(d) With a kiss.

7. Okakura tells the story of the _________ Tea of Rikyu.
(a) Second.
(b) Only.
(c) First.
(d) Last.

8. Okakura laments that the flower was born how?
(a) Scented.
(b) Helpless with no way to defend itself.
(c) Small and beautiful.
(d) Bright and colorful.

9. Early tea rooms were connected to what?
(a) Schools.
(b) Temples.
(c) Stores.
(d) Homes.

10. Is death a great thing to these masters?
(a) Yes.
(b) Often.
(c) Sometimes.
(d) No.

11. He gave his precious utensils out to guests, shattered the tea bowl into fragments, and then took his own life by doing what?
(a) Drinking poison.
(b) Stabbing himself in the stomach.
(c) Shooting himself in the head.
(d) Jumping into the sea.

12. Tea-masters were conscious of art as what?
(a) A living.
(b) A sport.
(c) A form of entertainment.
(d) A hobby.

13. The tea room is primarily derived in spirit from what?
(a) The Hindu monastery.
(b) The Catholic monastery.
(c) The Buddhist monastery.
(d) The Zen monastery.

14. With what should archaeology not be confused?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Science.
(c) Art.
(d) Innovation.

15. If something is ancient, is it art?
(a) Yes, always.
(b) No, never.
(c) Not necessarily.
(d) Yes, usually.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are a part of the tea room and also Japanese culture in general?

2. Ultimately, what intermingle as to be indistinguishable?

3. How might a tea room appear to a Westerner?

4. What are the invention of tea masters?

5. Humans have demonstrated again and again that they are what?

(see the answer keys)

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