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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 116-135.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What tree's blossoms did Shonagon consider prosaic and vulgar, but later changed her mind about?
(a) Cherry tree.
(b) Orange tree.
(c) Pear tree.
(d) Peach tree.
2. Who remarked to all the ladies gathered in the corridor to watch that it "must make [them] laugh to see the foolish old man?"
(a) Tadanobu.
(b) The Emperor.
(c) The Chancellor.
(d) The Empress.
3. What did Shonagon tell the Empress she thought of Yukinari?
(a) He was handsome.
(b) He was unusual.
(c) He was foolish.
(d) He was cruel.
4. During what festival did people decorate with irises?
(a) The Festival of the First Month.
(b) The Festival of the Fifth Month.
(c) The Festival of the Third Month.
(d) The Festival of the Eighth Month.
5. Who came to check on the Empress due to the heavy snow even though it was an abstinence day?
(a) Tadanobu.
(b) Takaie.
(c) Korechika.
(d) Masahiro.
Short Answer Questions
1. What insect did Shonagon say she should have included in her list of hateful things?
2. What tree did people regard as the tree of the Divine Presence?
3. What color were the Shigei Sha's under-robes when Shonagon first saw her at Toka Palace?
4. Who did Shonagon say was especially likely to be confronted with shameful things if he was a light sleeper?
5. What did Shonagon say gentlemen should always have lest she find them boring?
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