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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. How old does Shen Fu say that he is when he realizes he doesn't want anyone else but Shen Fu?
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 11.
(d) 13.

2. Shen Fu was one who accomplished a great feat in China, becoming ________, without becoming a literatus.
(a) Successful.
(b) Literate.
(c) Educated.
(d) Married.

3. 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) Hell.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Their neighbors.
(d) The Emperor.

4. What are Shen Fu and Yu living adjacent to when they live near the old woman?
(a) Vegatable garden.
(b) River temple.
(c) Library.
(d) A cave.

5. What is not one of the categories of specialists into which the private secretaries might be divided, according to the book?
(a) Registration of documents.
(b) Tax collection.
(c) Judicial.
(d) Bookkeeping.

Short Answer Questions

1. What should the roots of a potted tree look like when one is choosing between potted trees to raise?

2. What is not generally a part of Chinese literature, though this book tends to reveal more of these details than most books do?

3. Who once created a sketch of Shen Fu and Yun in a garden, according to the story?

4. While Shen Fu's favorite flower doesn't have a __________, the colors are long-lasting and they are easy to prune.

5. What is the one thing that Yun and Shen Fu always had available when they had friends over to their home?

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