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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Pleasures of Leisure.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the project that Yun and Shen Fu are working on is finished, Shen Fu notes that the project has incurred the jealousy of __________.
(a) The Emperor.
(b) Hell.
(c) Heaven.
(d) Their neighbors.

2. The training that Shen Fu receives when he was growing up was to prepare him for a position as a scholar-________________.
(a) Teacher.
(b) Manager.
(c) Administrator.
(d) Magistrator.

3. One of the largest empires in the world was led by men who knew more about the _______ of a thousand years before than about the tax law.
(a) Pictures.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Family trees.
(d) Caste systems.

4. What does Yun say that they can bring with them in order to be able to have tea when she and Shen Fu are on an adventure?
(a) Earthenware pot.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Their imagination.
(d) Money to buy one.

5. The bedroom that Shen Fu and Yun share is called - "The Pavilion of My Guest's _______________."
(a) Fragrance.
(b) Presence.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Grace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who discovers that Yun is dressed up as a man, which causes them to be discovered during the festival?

2. What does Yun do when Shen Fu is off studying with a friend of his father's, according to the book?

3. What was the giant that Shen Fu saw when he was concentrating all of his attention on two insects battling in the grass?

4. What is the kind of bracelet that Han-yuan is wearing, which is thought to be a sign Han-yuan should live with Yun and Shen Fu?

5. Who was the first translator of the book in 1935, according to the introduction of the book?

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