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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 85-99.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In the section titled "Once When Her Majesty Was Residing" what did the ladies-in-waiting build in the garden?
(a) A snow mountain.
(b) A sculpture of a bird.
(c) A flower bed.
(d) A small building.
2. What was hung from the pillars of the Empress' palace during the Festival of the Fifth Month?
(a) Cherry blossoms.
(b) Pear blossoms.
(c) Chrysanthemums.
(d) Herbal balls.
3. Who recited the perfect lines at the gathering following the service dedicated to the late Chancellor?
(a) Tadanobu.
(b) Shonagon.
(c) Yukinari.
(d) The Emperor.
4. What is the meaning of the name of the plant that Shonagon asked the children the name of in "On the Sixth of the Month?"
(a) Neckless plant.
(b) Earless plant.
(c) Eyeless plant.
(d) High head plant.
5. What does Shonagon say was depressing for a messenger who brought a gift to a house where a child was just born?
(a) The messenger was ignored.
(b) No reward was given.
(c) The child had died.
(d) The gift was returned unopened.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did the women do as they ran to see the dancers' special performance at the Shrine that caused people to laugh at them?
2. What was rare in a servant according to the section titled "Rare Things?"
3. What bird did Shonagon say she liked even though it did not belong to her country?
4. What did the Empress give the old nun?
5. What hateful thing did Shonagon say some elderly people did when warming their hands over a brazier?
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