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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 116-135.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. During what festival did people decorate with irises?
(a) The Festival of the Fifth Month.
(b) The Festival of the Third Month.
(c) The Festival of the Eighth Month.
(d) The Festival of the First Month.
2. 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 bonsai.
(c) A hollyhock.
(d) A branch of cherry blossoms.
3. What tree's blossoms did Shonagon consider prosaic and vulgar, but later changed her mind about?
(a) Orange tree.
(b) Peach tree.
(c) Pear tree.
(d) Cherry tree.
4. What kind of bird was said to make its nest in the paulownia tree?
(a) Phoenix.
(b) Eagle.
(c) Egret.
(d) Hawk.
5. What tree did Shonagon say had a vulgar name?
(a) Cypress.
(b) Oak.
(c) Pear tree.
(d) Chinese hawthorn.
Short Answer Questions
1. When Shonagon first went into waiting, what was the only time of day she wanted to go before the Empress?
2. Who remarked to all the ladies gathered in the corridor to watch that it "must make [them] laugh to see the foolish old man?"
3. What caused the lamp to tip when Masahiro was responsible for filling the lamps with oil?
4. What insect did Shonagon say she should have included in her list of hateful things?
5. What color were the Shigei Sha's under-robes when Shonagon first saw her at Toka Palace?
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