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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 25-36.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What did Shonagon enjoy seeing men carry to and fro as the Festival approached?
(a) Decorations for the palace.
(b) Loaves of bread.
(c) Rolls of material.
(d) Flowers for the ladies.
2. What did common people often add to their speech?
(a) Extra syllables.
(b) An accent.
(c) Expletives.
(d) Submissive words.
3. What kind of carriage was supposed to move slowly according to Shonagon?
(a) Wooden.
(b) Wickerwork.
(c) Horse drawn.
(d) Palm-leaf.
4. What did Shonagon say an ugly preacher might be?
(a) Interesting.
(b) Successful.
(c) A deterrent of sin.
(d) A source of sin.
5. What dried plant evoked a memory from the past in the section titled "Things That Arouse a Fond Memory From the Past?"
(a) Violet.
(b) Hollyhock.
(c) Rose.
(d) Cherry blossom.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was Yukinari's title?
2. What did Yukinari tell Shonagon he was saying to the woman she saw him speaking with near the garden fence?
3. How did Shonagon say the sky should appear on the fifth day of the Fifth Month?
4. How did Shonagon feel about women who lived at home and cared for their husbands?
5. What color were the horses that members of the nobility came to see on the first day of the First Month?
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