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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 did Shen Fu pay money to in order to have him come with Shen Fu and Yun the next day to cook for them?
(a) Hsi.
(b) Chang.
(c) Lao.
(d) Pao.

2. How many records seem to be missing from the manuscript which has been compiled about Shen Fu's life?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

3. The Chinese believed their leaders should be _____________ first and bureaucrats second, according to the Introduction.
(a) Scholars.
(b) Husbands.
(c) Family men.
(d) Spiritual.

4. The Chinese administrative practice was that a person could not be a magistrate in __________________.
(a) Another district.
(b) The capital.
(c) Their home district.
(d) Another country.

5. The secretaries were not considered to be a part of the government and they were paid out of _____________, not the larger accounts.
(a) Dowries.
(b) Personal funds.
(c) Tax loans.
(d) Collections.

Short Answer Questions

1. While the secretaries were very powerful, according to the Introduction, they were also very ____________, which caused them to be less respected.

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

3. _______ stories in China are rare, so this might be one of the reasons why this book became so popular with the readers of the time.

4. What does Shen Fu always have on his desk when he was living at home, according to the book?

5. What was very common in Chinese cultures until just recently, though this did not necessarily happen with Shen Fu and Yun?

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