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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 100-115.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. To whom did the Emperor pay his respects when he returned from his visit to Yawata?
(a) The Empress.
(b) Shonagon.
(c) The Shigei Sha.
(d) The Empress Dowager.
2. 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 penmanship was poor.
(d) When the letter arrived without a gift.
3. What did common people often add to their speech?
(a) Extra syllables.
(b) An accent.
(c) Expletives.
(d) Submissive words.
4. Which of these did Shonagon say was distant but near?
(a) Paradise.
(b) Festivals celebrated near the palace.
(c) Relations between a man and a woman.
(d) The course of a boat.
5. In "When His Excellency, the Chancellor, Had Departed" who reminded Shonagon of the next line of a poem she had forgotten?
(a) The Empress.
(b) Shonagn's maid.
(c) A page boy.
(d) Lady Sakyo.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the spirit of the Captain from the Inner Palace Guards said to be haunting?
2. What kind of paper was Yukinari's letter to Shonagon written on in "One Evening Yukinari, the Controller First Secretary?"
3. In "In the First Month When I Go to a Temple" who did Shonagon say she liked to have with her when she visited a new place?
4. What tree did Shonagon say had a vulgar name?
5. Who did most people consider as "unimportant as a piece of wood?"
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