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Assessment of Training Success – Tick the correct answer(s)

Assessment of Training Success – Tick the correct answer(s)

Assessment of Your Training Success, Lesson 1 - Tick the correct answer(s)

1.

In everyday language, the word "tea" can have the following meanings:

a) all infusion beverages

b) all non-alcoholic beverages

c) lemonades, among others

d) only herbal infusions

e) only products of the tea plant

f) canned ice tea, among others

g) only flavoured infusion beverages

2.

Tea in the strict sense are

a) all herbal, fruit, flavoured and and spiced teas

b) only teas made from the tea plant

c) all infusion beverages

d) Everything that comes in a tea bag and needs to be prepared with hot water

3.

The botanical name of the tea plant is

a) Herba Zisterziensis

b) Camellia Sativa

c) Hibiscus Subdariffa

d) Cannabis Indica

e) Camellia Sinensis

f) Camellia Versatilis

4.

The tea plant's geographical origin and main area of prevalence is

a) North Asia and Russia

b) India and Sri Lanka

c) Southeast Asia in a wider sense

e) Southern Europe and the Mediterranean

5.

The word "tea" originated

a) from the British language

b) from a Chinese dialect

c) from the Dutch word "thee"

d) from the Indonesian word "té"

e) from the Latin word "thea"

6.

The propagation of the tea plant takes place through

a) seeds

b) cut-offs

c) spores

7.

The cut branch of a tea plant

a) produces pretty flowers in a vase of water

b) is a popular timber in China due to its special properties

c) in ancient times was used in China to make fire because of its easy flammability

d) produces a "clone" of its mother plant when put in suitable soil

8.

At the cut...

a) ... the mother plant slowly dies

b) ... the mother plant produces more new shoots

c) ... a thick layer of scab forms to protect the mother plant

9.

A classically scented tea is a

a) tea scented during processing with a natural aroma donor

b) tea scented with an artificial aroma donor during processing

c) tea flavoured after processing

10.

An example of a classically scented tea is

a) lemon balm tea

b) chamomile tea

c) orange peel tea

d) jasmine tea

e) hibiscus tea

11.

Which of the following statements are correct?

a) There is green tea and black tea. All other teas are subtypes of these two.

b) According to the Chinese 6-category system, there are 6 different basic processing variations of tea.

c) These are: green tea, black tea, white tea, herbal tea, fruit tea and spiced tea.

d) The 6 tea processing categories are green tea, black tea, pu erh tea, oolong tea, white tea and yellow tea.

e) The 6 tea processing categories are green tea, black tea, blue tea, pu erh tea, oolong tea, and white tea.

f) Scented teas and flavored teas are also tea in the narrower sense if they are based on leaves of the tea plant.

12.

The 4 main subvarieties of Camellia Sinensis are

a) green tea, black tea, white tea, oolong tea

b) Camellia Sinensis, Cannabis Sativa, Camellia Japonensis, Camellia Indica, Camellia Yunnanensis

c) Camellia Sinensis Sinensis, Camellia Sinensis Assamica, Camellia Sinensis Dehungensis, Camellia Sinensis Pubilimba

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