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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Pleasures of Leisure.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When trees and flowers are planted for the first time, it doesn't matter if they are planted ______________.
(a) In springtime.
(b) Straight.
(c) In winter.
(d) At an angle.

2. What does Yun leave for Shen Fu up until the day of their wedding day, something that gets her mocked by others?
(a) Breadcrumbs.
(b) Tea.
(c) Food.
(d) Books.

3. The Lighting of the ___________ is something that Yun wants to attend so badly that she convinces her husband to let her go, dressed as a man.
(a) Dragons.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Fire.
(d) Truth.

4. What kind of parties did Shen Fu and Yun hold when they had nothing to do during a long summer?
(a) Tea.
(b) Pool.
(c) Examination.
(d) Singing.

5. What is the point of sawing halfway through a stem and inserting a small piece of brick or stone into the cut?
(a) To create a tree-like appearance.
(b) There isn't.
(c) Making a curve.
(d) To make the stem shorter.

Short Answer Questions

1. The flower arrangements Shen Fu prefers are those which are not stiff or _________ in their appearance.

2. What does the Old Man arrange, according to the believe system of Shen Fu and Yun, which is why they worship him?

3. What should the roots of a potted tree look like when one is choosing between potted trees to raise?

4. If there is a tall stand and shorter stands are spread around it, with the ones in the back being tall and the ones in the front being short, it is called a beautiful pile of _______, by some people.

5. What was the sound that Shen Fu associated with cranes flying around in the air when he was a child?

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