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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 did Shonagon tell the Empress she thought of Yukinari?
(a) He was handsome.
(b) He was foolish.
(c) He was unusual.
(d) He was cruel.
2. What tree's blossoms did Shonagon consider prosaic and vulgar, but later changed her mind about?
(a) Cherry tree.
(b) Peach tree.
(c) Pear tree.
(d) Orange tree.
3. What did Shonagon say an ugly preacher might be?
(a) A deterrent of sin.
(b) Interesting.
(c) A source of sin.
(d) Successful.
4. Who did most people consider as "unimportant as a piece of wood?"
(a) A gardener.
(b) A fishwife.
(c) A priest.
(d) A courtier.
5. What time of the day did Shonagan say was the most beautiful in the spring?
(a) Dawn.
(b) Evening.
(c) Late night.
(d) Afternoon.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was painted on the sliding screen in the back of the hall at Seiryo Palace?
2. During what festival did people decorate with irises?
3. In the section titled "It Was During One of Her Majesty's Periods of Residence," what did the women go outside to see in the early morning?
4. What kind of bird was said to make its nest in the paulownia tree?
5. What hateful thing did Shonagon say some elderly people did when warming their hands over a brazier?
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