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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. How many can a tea room accommodate?
(a) No more than two people.
(b) No more than twenty people.
(c) No more than ten people.
(d) No more than five people.

2. To truly appreciate art, one must do what?
(a) Discipline one's mind to properly receive and perceive art.
(b) Take art lessons.
(c) Study it quietly.
(d) Spend many hours in a museum

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

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

5. During one of these fights, who planted rumors that Rikyu planned to poison his lord?
(a) Other tea-masters.
(b) Enemies of Rikyu.
(c) Rikyu's friends.
(d) Rikyu.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what should archaeology not be confused?

2. There was once a great harp crafted from what?

3. Their _________ dress have influenced many Japanese.

4. Eastern so-called _____________________ perceive that they deal in death, and so treat flowers carefully and with honor.

5. As what is the portico used?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is done with these selected flowers?

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

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

6. How does one enter a tea room?

7. Who was Rikyu? What problem existed between him and Hideyoshi?

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

9. Why does Okakura use this tale?

10. What is the connection between man and flowers?

(see the answer keys)

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