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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 116-135.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who remarked to all the ladies gathered in the corridor to watch that it "must make [them] laugh to see the foolish old man?"
(a) Tadanobu.
(b) The Empress.
(c) The Emperor.
(d) The Chancellor.
2. Which of these did Shonagon say gains by being painted?
(a) People praised in romances as being beautiful.
(b) Autumn fields.
(c) Yellow roses.
(d) Cherry blossoms.
3. What did Yukinari say he could not stand in a woman?
(a) Unkempt hair.
(b) Large feet.
(c) Stupidity.
(d) An unattractive voice.
4. When Shonagon went to a temple for a retreat and was kneeling to pray, what did a priest bring her?
(a) A bough of anise.
(b) A branch of cherry blossoms.
(c) A hollyhock.
(d) A bonsai.
5. When Shonagon first went into waiting, what was the only time of day she wanted to go before the Empress?
(a) Night.
(b) Afternoon.
(c) Late morning.
(d) Early morning.
Short Answer Questions
1. What tree did people regard as the tree of the Divine Presence?
2. What tree's blossoms did Shonagon consider prosaic and vulgar, but later changed her mind about?
3. Which of these was not on Shonagon's list of things that should be large.
4. What tree did Shonagon say had a vulgar name?
5. What kind of bird was said to make its nest in the paulownia tree?
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