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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. 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) Lotus seeds.
(b) Blackberry seeds.
(c) Caraway seeds.
(d) Calamus seeds.

2. Who discovers that Yun is dressed up as a man, which causes them to be discovered during the festival?
(a) No one.
(b) A group of girls.
(c) A police officer.
(d) Shen Fu's father.

3. What is the one thing that Yun and Shen Fu always had available when they had friends over to their home?
(a) Bread.
(b) Wine.
(c) Sake.
(d) Beer.

4. Shen Fu describes the scene in the garden as being so intoxicating that no one needed to ____________.
(a) Sing.
(b) Talk.
(c) Drink.
(d) Open their eyes.

5. What is the point of sawing halfway through a stem and inserting a small piece of brick or stone into the cut?
(a) There isn't.
(b) Making a curve.
(c) To create a tree-like appearance.
(d) To make the stem shorter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Shen Fu use when he didn't have any pieces of stone to put around his narcissi?

2. Who decides that Shen Fu needs to go home in order to complete his examinations during his schooling with with friend of his father's?

3. To show the small in the large, one can plant ____________ in a corner as it will grow tall and strong and quickly.

4. Shen Fu tells the reader to create small scenes as lovely as ________ when adding detail in the pot with flowers and stones.

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

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