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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 85-99.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What was rare in a servant according to the section titled "Rare Things?"
(a) One who was cruel.
(b) One who was pleasant to his master.
(c) One who was intelligent.
(d) One who was well-dressed.
2. What item did Shonagon send to Normitsu in response to his letter asking if he could tell Tadanobu where she was?
(a) Shell.
(b) Hollyhock.
(c) Twig.
(d) Seaweed.
3. What color was the lute Shonagon saw the Empress holding in the section called "A Group of Senior Courtiers?"
(a) Red.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black.
(d) Silver.
4. What color did Shonagon say oxen's bellies should be?
(a) Grey.
(b) White.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.
5. Which of the people associated with ox carts were to be dressed well?
(a) Attendants.
(b) Stable hands.
(c) Drivers.
(d) Paiges.
Short Answer Questions
1. What instrument did His Majesty play?
2. Who did the Empress refer to as "heavenly maidens floating in the air?"
3. What does Shonagon say was depressing for a messenger who brought a gift to a house where a child was just born?
4. What shade of plum blossom brought Shonagon the most pleasure?
5. Who said he/she would order the dancers to perform for the ladies-in-waiting after the Special Festival at Iwashimizu?
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