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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Many did not accept efforts of modernization. There are several _________________________ documented from this time period, and many more scholars and others who attempted to preserve the old culture resisted modernization.
(a) Wars.
(b) Rebellions.
(c) Rallies.
(d) Petitions.

2. What does the "religion of aestheticism" celebrate?
(a) That which is in unity.
(b) The beautiful, the pure, and the harmonious.
(c) The peaceful and muted.
(d) The colorful and bright.

3. Have Asians in turn developed the same for this culture?
(a) Yes.
(b) Not at first.
(c) No.
(d) At first.

4. Lu Wu is associated with what era?
(a) The Boiled Tea.
(b) The Burnt Tea.
(c) The Black Tea.
(d) The Steamed Tea.

5. Zennism emphasized the abstract and the imaginary, whereas Buddhism emphasized what?
(a) Nirvana and reincarnation.
(b) The Golden Rule.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Memorization of scriptures.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brought the tea to Europe?

2. What did some claim about tea?

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

4. The Boiled Tea era used tea as what?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Lu Wu? What were his beliefs about tea?

2. How does Zennism oppose Buddhism?

3. How are the Whipped Tea era and the Boiled Tea era different?

4. Describe the Whipped Tea era.

5. What did the two men do once they parted ways?

6. When did tea first arrive in the Western world? Who brought it?

7. What is said about THE BOOK OF TEA and tea at the end of the chapter?

8. What are the three main tea eras? How are these eras significant?

9. How did Zen contribute to Eastern thought?

10. What are Taoist beliefs? How did this affect the feelings toward authority and laws?

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