3. This imagery is reflected in many arts, such as the martial art of ____________ which emphasizes absorbing the enemy's blows in order to exhaust him.

4. With what is Taoism is mostly concerned?

5. Lao Tzu's famous metaphor for this train of thought is what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author say about Tao and Taoism?

2. What was the opinion of tea?

3. How did tea begin?

4. Why is there so much fuss about tea?

5. How is the vacuum used in another art form?

6. What did Fenollosa and Okakura do together? How and why did their travels together end?

7. What are the three distinct sides of Okakura?

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

9. Did all Japanese accept modern, Western attitudes and behaviors? How do you know this?

10. Is it appropriate for Westerners to learn tea's origin and how it is used elsewhere? Why or why not?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Stereotypes exist for both the West and the East.

Part 1) Describe stereotypes of each. How have these stereotypes come about? How do they affect the relationships between the East and the West?

Part 2) What does the writing of this book reveal about the stereotypes between the East and the West? What does this reveal about the author's feelings towards the West?

Part 3) What stereotypes exist in your own community? How do these stereotypes come about? How do they affect relationships between various groups in your community? How do these stereotypes affect you?

Essay Topic 2

Okakura was a complicated man and a study of contrasts.

Part 1) Support the statement above with details from the book. What is the purpose of knowing this information about the author? What does this information reveal about the purpose of this book?

Part 2) How does this information about the author affect you as the reader? Does it affect your opinion of Okakura's work and the information he provides in this book? Why or why not?

Part 3) How does your personality compare to Okakura's? Are you a complicated person full of contrasts? Are you straight-forward and always of a similar mindset? Are you somewhere in the middle? Explain.