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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 hung from the pillars of the Empress' palace during the Festival of the Fifth Month?
(a) Pear blossoms.
(b) Herbal balls.
(c) Chrysanthemums.
(d) Cherry blossoms.

2. What color was the lute Shonagon saw the Empress holding in the section called "A Group of Senior Courtiers?"
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Brown.
(d) Silver.

3. What did one of the women ask the old nun to do, which the Empress found degrading?
(a) Cook a meal.
(b) Bow.
(c) Sing and dance.
(d) Clean their clothing.

4. What did stout men strike Shonagon as being?
(a) Sleepy-looking.
(b) Dumb-looking.
(c) Sloppy-looking.
(d) Lazy.

5. What did Shonagon say the child who brought a letter to Tozammi's room looked like?
(a) A stick of bamboo.
(b) A basket worm.
(c) A hototogisu.
(d) A cherub.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?"

2. What was the weather like in the Seventh Month?

3. In the section titled "One Day When the Emperor Visited Her Majesty's Rooms" what did the Emperor bring with him on his visit?

4. What was rare in a servant according to the section titled "Rare Things?"

5. What was the Palace of the First Ward known as?

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