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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who invented the independent tea room?
(a) Beniko.
(b) Rikyu.
(c) Teiko.
(d) Aiko.

2. The tea room not only contrasts Western architecture, it is quite different from what?
(a) Asian architecture.
(b) Chinese architecture.
(c) Korean architecture.
(d) Japanese wood architecture.

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

4. Art masters are _________ for their art lives in those who can appreciate it.
(a) Mortal.
(b) Immortal.
(c) Strange.
(d) Problematic.

5. Why did most great tea-masters use Zen concepts for the tea room?
(a) They knew no other way to serve tea.
(b) They were Zen priests.
(c) They were the children of Zen.
(d) They were students of Zen.

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

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

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

9. On what does modern art appreciation depend?
(a) More on word of mouth than fashion.
(b) More on fashion and word of mouth than genuine, individual love for art.
(c) More on genuine, individual love for art, than on fashion and word of mouth.
(d) More on fashion than word of mouth.

10. For whom is the tea room designed?
(a) A specific god.
(b) The type of tea.
(c) A specific tea-master.
(d) The guests.

11. What is the name of the tea room?
(a) Sushi.
(b) Suki.
(c) Suzuki.
(d) Sukiya.

12. There was once a great harp crafted from what?
(a) Tea.
(b) The hair of a god.
(c) The finest tree in the land.
(d) Gold.

13. What is kept in the anteroom?
(a) The tea.
(b) The tea cups.
(c) The tea utensils.
(d) The tea bags.

14. When asked how he mastered the harp, how did the harpist respond?
(a) He told the harp what to play.
(b) He tricked the harp.
(c) He let the harp choose the music.
(d) He spent many hours playing the harp.

15. How might a tea room appear to a Westerner?
(a) Quite elaborate.
(b) Quite appealing.
(c) Quite exciting.
(d) Quite barren.

Short Answer Questions

1. During one of these fights, who planted rumors that Rikyu planned to poison his lord?

2. What is it important to remember about this art?

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

4. How many can a tea room accommodate?

5. How do guests approach the tea room?

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