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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another side?

2. He died in 1913 after returning to Tokyo and contracting what disease?

3. The era that is the answer to number 69 was part of what dynasty?

4. Fenollosa and Okakura went around Asia, doing what?

5. There are how many main eras of tea?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is tea art? If so, how? If not, why not?

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

3. For what is tea known?

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

5. What are the three distinct sides of Okakura?

6. How are the Whipped Tea era and the Boiled Tea era different?

7. What was the opinion of tea?

8. What is Zennism?

9. What are Taoist beliefs? How did this affect the feelings toward authority and laws?

10. Will the West ever truly understand the East? Why or why not? What stereotypes have formed? Are these stereotypes breaking down? Why or why not?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Zennism influenced tea rooms.

Part 1) Describe Zennism. How did Zennism influence tea rooms? What else has influenced tea room design and ritual?

Part 2) How do these tea rooms compare to other Japanese structures? What are the reasons for any differences? What does this reveal about the tea room?

Part 3) How has Zennism and other aspects of Japanese culture influenced Western culture? What does this reveal about Western culture?

Essay Topic 2

The tea room, or Sukiya, is a simple cottage.

Part 1) Give a full description of a tea room, or Sukiya. What has influenced the design of a Sukiya? How has the Sukiya evolved over time? Why?

Part 2) Describe the Japanese tea ceremony. How are the design of the tea room and the service that takes place within connected?

Part 3) What structures exist in our culture that serve some sort of religious or ritualistic purpose? How is the ritual tied to the design of the structure?

Essay Topic 3

Taoism and tea are connected.

Part 1) What is Taoism? How is Taoism connected to tea? How have they each influenced the other? What else is connected to tea?

Part 2) How have tea rooms and tea ceremonies been influenced by various philosophies and religions? How is this influence seen even in Western tea culture?

Part 3) How is religion and philosophy tied to American culture? How important is religion to our country's past, present, and future?

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