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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Forerunners.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Seneca the Younger born?
(a) 1420 A.D.
(b) 300 B.C.
(c) 525 A.D.
(d) 3 A.D.

2. Why is Plutarch consoling his wife in "Consolation to His Wife?"
(a) Their daughter died.
(b) Her mother died.
(c) Her father died.
(d) Their son died.

3. Plutarch is known as the first great what?
(a) Personal essayist.
(b) Storyteller.
(c) Biographer.
(d) Playwright.

4. Ou-Yank Hsiu is considered one of eight what?
(a) Master playwrights.
(b) Foreign diplomats.
(c) Famous outlaws.
(d) Masters of classical prose.

5. In "Hateful Things," Sei Shonagon hates when a mosquito appears at what time?
(a) When one is falling asleep.
(b) When one is getting ready to take a bath.
(c) When one is getting ready to eat.
(d) When one is having sex.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a woman's level of attachment to a man depend upon, according to Sei Shonagon?

2. According to Kenko, facing death should be like what?

3. Plutarch was a priest of which temple?

4. How did Seneca die?

5. When was Ou-Yank Hsiu born?

(see the answer key)

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