The History of Tea Quiz

1. How long have the Chinese been drinking tea? 

1.  

4.  

• 1. 4 years

• 2. 3000 years 

• 3. 4000 years 

• 4. A really long time

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2. Tea came to Japan before Mongolia. 

1.  

2.  

• 1. True

• 2. False

• 3. The speaker does not say. 

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3. Which place drank tea first: 

1.  

2.  

• 1. India

• 2. England

4. The story about the Chinese emperor discovering tea is 

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3.  

• 1. True 

• 2. Not true

• 3. We do not know

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5. Why is tea in Japan different from tea in China? 

1.  

2.  

• 1. We do not know

• 2. Japanese tea did not come from China

• 3. Japan was isolated from China for about 200 years 

• 4. Japanese people like different tasting tea 

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6. The Dutch and the Germans 

2.  

3.  

4.  

• 1. Liked tea as soon as they drank it 

• 2. Have never liked tea

• 3. Liked it after Portugal, Spain, and France

• 4. Gave it to Portugal Spain, and France

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7. How long did it take for tea production in India to take off? 

1.  

2.  

3.  

4.  

• 1. Forever

• 2. 14 years

• 3. 15 years

• 4. 4-5 years

8. Who introduced tea to India? 

3.  

4.  

• 1. The English 

• 2. It started in India 

• 3. The Chinese

• 4. I did

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9. Why did women go to tea rooms? 

• 1. To work 

• 2. There were no men there

• 3. The tea was really good there 

• 4. They were considered to be respectable places 

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10. Which of the following phrases from the lecture is NOT about chronology? 

1. For at least 4000 years 

3.  

4.  

5.  

• 2. Later 

• 3. First

• 4. Today

• 5. Soon

• 6. Second only to 

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