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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 37-51.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was painted on the screens carried in the Empress's apartments on the day after the Naming of the Buddhas?
(a) A temple.
(b) The sea.
(c) Hell.
(d) Heaven.

2. What time of the day did Shonagan say was the most beautiful in the spring?
(a) Dawn.
(b) Late night.
(c) Evening.
(d) Afternoon.

3. Who came out of the house to inquire whether or not "Lord So-and-so's" attendants had arrived yet in the section titled "Once When I Was Passing?"
(a) The Empress.
(b) A young boy.
(c) A cook.
(d) A pretty kitchen-maid.

4. What hateful thing did Shonagon say some elderly people did when warming their hands over a brazier?
(a) Stretched out their wrinkles.
(b) Counted their age spots.
(c) Slept.
(d) Rubbed their hands together.

5. In the section called "Hateful Things," what hateful thing happened when an admirer came for a clandestine visit?
(a) A dog barked.
(b) The door was locked.
(c) The admirer got lost.
(d) A maid caught the visitor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did most people consider as "unimportant as a piece of wood?"

2. What did Shonagon enjoy seeing men carry to and fro as the Festival approached?

3. What shade of plum blossom brought Shonagon the most pleasure?

4. What tree did people regard as the tree of the Divine Presence?

5. While the Empress was staying in the building of the Empress's Office, what was reported to be in the main room?

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