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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 the purpose of the garden path?

2. Art masters are _________ for their art lives in those who can appreciate it.

3. What is kept in the anteroom?

4. Is death a great thing to these masters?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What do tea-masters think of life?

2. How did the art of flower arrangement begin?

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

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

5. How are art masters immortal?

6. What is a Sukiya?

7. How can one truly appreciate art?

8. What does Okakura say about modern art appreciation?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Okakura laments modern art appreciation.

Part 1) Describe modern art appreciation from Okakura's point of view. Why does he lament it? How does it compare to older forms of art appreciation?

Part 2) Do you agree with Okakura? Why or why not? Do you believe that everything was better in the past? Why or why not?

Part 3) What improvements have taken place in modern times? What about modern life do you see as an improvement from the past? Why?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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