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

2. Others were trying to create what feeling?
(a) Worry.
(b) Spiritual awakening.
(c) Fear.
(d) Hopelessness.

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

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

5. How do guests approach the tea room?
(a) Joyously.
(b) Excitedly.
(c) Purposefully.
(d) Silently.

Short Answer Questions

1. Okakura relates what Taoist tale?

2. Even the tea-master was ______ himself.

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

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

5. The viewer is drawn to what about the artist?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the connection between man and flowers?

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

3. What is a Sukiya?

4. What does Okakura say about modern art appreciation?

5. Describe the inside of a tea room.

6. How is non-symmetry and non-repetition important?

7. Describe the attitude of "Flower Masters" towards flowers.

8. How does Okakura illustrate this attitude towards life?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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