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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 37-51.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which worm was said to have been begotten by a demon?
(a) Earth worm.
(b) Basket worm.
(c) Silk worm.
(d) Inch worm.
2. Who asked Narimasa to arrange a meeting with Shonagon about the small gate?
(a) Narimasa's brother.
(b) The Empress.
(c) The Emperor.
(d) The palace architect.
3. What was painted on the screens carried in the Empress's apartments on the day after the Naming of the Buddhas?
(a) Hell.
(b) Heaven.
(c) The sea.
(d) A temple.
4. What did His Majesty ask Shonagon and the others to write down on a folded piece of paper following dinner?
(a) A passage from a book of philosophy.
(b) The first ancient poem that came to mind.
(c) Their lineage.
(d) Their names.
5. In the section called "Depressing Things," what was depressing about a letter from the provinces?
(a) When the letter bore bad news.
(b) When the letter arrived without a gift.
(c) When the letter was on plain paper.
(d) When the penmanship was poor.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Shonagon say was depressing for a messenger who brought a gift to a house where a child was just born?
2. What was hung from the pillars of the Empress' palace during the Festival of the Fifth Month?
3. What did Shonagon see someone spreading on the ground while traveling in her carriage one day?
4. What was wrong with the appearance of the escorts that Shonagon saw while visiting the palace to see the horses on the first day of the First Month?
5. In the section titled "It Was During One of Her Majesty's Periods of Residence," what did the women go outside to see in the early morning?
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