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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. Who once created a sketch of Shen Fu and Yun in a garden, according to the story?
(a) Shen Fu.
(b) Yun.
(c) Chaiang.
(d) Yang Pu-fan.

2. Who prepared almost every single document that the magistrate would see during their daily work?
(a) No one.
(b) Secretary.
(c) Courtesan.
(d) Concubine.

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) Caste systems.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Family trees.
(d) Pictures.

4. What kind of seeds does Shen Fu suggest being ground off and put into an eggshell which can then be put with other chicken eggs?
(a) Blackberry seeds.
(b) Lotus seeds.
(c) Calamus seeds.
(d) Caraway seeds.

5. What was the favorite flower of Shen Fu during this part of the book, at least?
(a) Hibiscus.
(b) Daisy.
(c) Azalea.
(d) Rose.

Short Answer Questions

1. Shen Fu was one who accomplished a great feat in China, becoming ________, without becoming a literatus.

2. What did Madam Hua have the girls learn from Yun when they were at this location in the story?

3. The training that Shen Fu receives when he was growing up was to prepare him for a position as a scholar-________________.

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

5. Shen Fu describes the fact that he was _____________ to take on the position as a secretary, which is not uncommon.

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