The Pillow Book of Sei Sh¯onagon, Translated [from the Japanese] and Edited by Ivan Morris Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Sei Shōnagon
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The Pillow Book of Sei Sh¯onagon, Translated [from the Japanese] and Edited by Ivan Morris Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Sei Shōnagon
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 131 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 116-135.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Shonagon say gentlemen should always have lest she find them boring?
(a) Nice clothes.
(b) Escorts.
(c) Quick tongues.
(d) Money.

2. What did the High Priestess travel in during the Return Procession from Kamo?
(a) Palm leaf carriage.
(b) Wicker-work carriage.
(c) Oxen cart.
(d) Palanquin.

3. During what festival did people decorate with irises?
(a) The Festival of the Eighth Month.
(b) The Festival of the Fifth Month.
(c) The Festival of the Third Month.
(d) The Festival of the First Month.

4. What was Yukinari's title?
(a) Middle Counsellor.
(b) Emperor.
(c) Chamberlain.
(d) Controller First Secretary.

5. In the section titled "I Was Standing in a Corridor," what were the servants carrying?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Attractively wrapped bundles and bags.
(c) Baskets of fruit.
(d) Blankets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tree did people regard as the tree of the Divine Presence?

2. What would make a player in a game of hidden rhymes look pleased with himself?

3. What kind of flowers did the musicians wear in their head-dresses during the Festival at Kamo?

4. What did Yukinari tell Shonagon he was saying to the woman she saw him speaking with near the garden fence?

5. What was hung from the pillars of the Empress' palace during the Festival of the Fifth Month?

(see the answer key)

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