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Tea, and the Plant Behind Every Cup
The Tea Plant and Its Climate Zones
The Big Producers and the First Flush
The Roads Tea Traveled
From Medicine to Ceremony
The Boston Tea Party
Who Grows the Tea
One Leaf, Many Teas
Who Gets Paid, Tea and Coffee Compared
Cha and Te
The Classic of Tea and the Way of Tea
Reading a Tea Ad
Key Terms: Tea
Cumulative Review: Tea
Sources and Further Reading: Tea
Knowledge Check: Tea

Knowledge Check: Tea

1. Green, black, oolong, and white tea all come from what?

One plant, Camellia sinensis, processed in different waysFour different plant speciesDifferent parts of the coffee plantA blend of herbs, not a single plant

2. How does the tea plant's growing range compare with coffee's?

Wider, from about 42 degrees North to 33 degrees SouthNarrower than coffee's beltOnly at the equatorOnly in cold climates

3. Theanine, the amino acid in tea, is notable because it is found almost only where?

In tea and one species of mushroomIn all caffeinated plantsIn coffee and tea equallyIn every green leaf

4. A tea grows slowly at high altitude and comes out complex, with a muscatel note. Which region fits?

Darjeeling, a high mountain zoneAssam, a tropical lowlandCoastal KenyaThe Rize region of Turkey

5. Which country grows the most tea, about 47 percent of the world's supply?

ChinaIndiaKenyaTurkey

6. What is a flush in tea growing?

A burst of new growth, a harvest period; the spring first flush is often most prizedA way of washing the leaves before dryingA type of black teaThe fermentation step

7. Which country drinks the most tea per person in the world?

TurkeyChinaEnglandKenya

8. On the Tea Horse Road, what did Chinese traders receive for their tea?

Horses, carried over the mountains to and from TibetSilkGold from EuropeSpices from India

9. What changed when Dutch and British ships began carrying tea by sea in the 1600s?

Tea moved faster and in far larger volume, turning it into an everyday European drinkTea became rarer and more expensive than everOverland caravans immediately stoppedTea was only used as medicine

10. Which legend is described as an unverified origin myth for tea?

Emperor Shen Nung discovering tea around 2737 BCELu Yu inventing tea in 760 CESen no Rikyu bringing tea to ChinaThe Dutch discovering the tea plant

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