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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. Tea-masters justify the cutting of flowers by viewing it as what?
(a) A sacrifice in the service of a great and noble idea or artistic expression.
(b) A beautiful art form.
(c) A requirement to keep the flower population in check.
(d) A need of the people.

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

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

4. Lastly, tea masters have an understanding of the ________________ of life.
(a) Dullness.
(b) Quality.
(c) Brevity.
(d) Waste.

5. What is the tea room?
(a) A simple cottage.
(b) A small room.
(c) A large barn-like structure.
(d) A dining room.

Short Answer Questions

1. The tea room not only contrasts Western architecture, it is quite different from what?

2. The art of flower arrangement began with whom?

3. Tea-masters, in choosing art for their ceremonies, only choose what pieces?

4. On what does modern art appreciation depend?

5. Why did most great tea-masters use Zen concepts for the tea room?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the Cult of Flowers developed? What is this cult?

2. How is the tea room different from other forms of architecture?

3. Describe the inside of a tea room.

4. Do humans deserve flowers, according to the author? Explain.

5. Why might it be difficult for Westerners to appreciate Japanese architecture?

6. Why is the tea room intended to be barren?

7. What is a Sukiya?

8. How do the Japanese show that art is important to them?

9. What can cause problems for an artist? How is this a problem?

10. Who is Pai Ya? What does he do with the instrument?

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