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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 13-24.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What did the officials carry when they came to thank the Emperor for their new appointments?
(a) Batons.
(b) Baskets.
(c) Scrolls.
(d) Flowers.
2. What color were the horses that members of the nobility came to see on the first day of the First Month?
(a) Chestnut.
(b) Green.
(c) White.
(d) Blue.
3. What gate at the house of the Senior Steward was too small for the carriage Shonagon and the other ladies rode in?
(a) South.
(b) East.
(c) West.
(d) North.
4. What color did Shonagon say a cat's back should be?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Grey.
(d) Orange.
5. In the section called "Depressing Things," what was depressing about a letter from the provinces?
(a) When the letter was on plain paper.
(b) When the letter bore bad news.
(c) When the letter arrived without a gift.
(d) When the penmanship was poor.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did common people often add to their speech?
2. What time of the day did Shonagan say was the most beautiful in the spring?
3. 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?
4. What did the bedraggled and injured dog do that convinced Shonagon he was Okinamaro?
5. Who was the nurse in charge of the palace cat?
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