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

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

3. 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) Jumping into the sea.
(d) Shooting himself in the head.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With what should archaeology not be confused?

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

3. Flowers and trees are selected how?

4. On what does modern art appreciation depend?

5. The lord believed the rumors and condemned Rikyu to what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the inside of a tea room.

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

3. How have tea-masters furthered art in Japan? What else have they influenced?

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

5. What is done with these selected flowers?

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

7. What story does Okakura tell? What is the problem with the instrument in the book?

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

9. How does Okakura illustrate this attitude towards life?

10. How did tea-masters think of art?

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