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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. Shen Fu was disgusted by the ________ of his friends, which is why he decided to leave the post at which he was stationed.
(a) Laws.
(b) Writings.
(c) Misdeeds.
(d) Showboating.

2. What does Yun say that she will bring with them when they decided to go for an adventure?
(a) Small stove.
(b) Her basket of food.
(c) Her clothing.
(d) A temple.

3. What should a person use to strengthen a plant when the stem begins to fall over, according to Shen Fu's instructions?
(a) Water.
(b) Tape.
(c) Pins.
(d) Stones.

4. What does Shen Fu always have on his desk when he was living at home, according to the book?
(a) A gardening book.
(b) A stone.
(c) A vase of flowers.
(d) A picture of Yun.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Shen Fu thinks that when laying out a landscape, it should be a goal to give the feeling of the small in the ______________.

2. The training that Shen Fu receives when he was growing up was to prepare him for a position as a scholar-________________.

3. The Chinese administrative practice was that a person could not be a magistrate in __________________.

4. What does Yun leave for Shen Fu up until the day of their wedding day, something that gets her mocked by others?

5. What would Shen Fu blow at the mosquitoes when he would let them under the netting as a child?

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