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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 37-51.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. While the Empress was staying in the building of the Empress's Office, what was reported to be in the main room?
(a) A demon.
(b) A ghost.
(c) A rat.
(d) A burglar.
2. What was wrong with the appearance of the escorts that Shonagon saw while visiting the palace to see the horses on the first day of the First Month?
(a) They were too tall.
(b) Their feet were too large.
(c) Their hair was unkempt.
(d) Their faces were improperly powdered.
3. In the section called "Depressing Things," what was depressing about a letter from the provinces?
(a) When the letter was on plain paper.
(b) When the penmanship was poor.
(c) When the letter bore bad news.
(d) When the letter arrived without a gift.
4. During what festival did people decorate with irises?
(a) The Festival of the Fifth Month.
(b) The Festival of the Eighth Month.
(c) The Festival of the First Month.
(d) The Festival of the Third Month.
5. What hateful thing did Shonagon say some elderly people did when warming their hands over a brazier?
(a) Stretched out their wrinkles.
(b) Slept.
(c) Rubbed their hands together.
(d) Counted their age spots.
Short Answer Questions
1. What kind of plant did Shonagon find pretty when it floated on the water of a pond?
2. What insect did Shonagon say she should have included in her list of hateful things?
3. What color did Shonagon say a cat's back should be?
4. What was hung from the pillars of the Empress' palace during the Festival of the Fifth Month?
5. 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?"
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