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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 kind of bird was said to make its nest in the paulownia tree?
(a) Eagle.
(b) Phoenix.
(c) Hawk.
(d) Egret.

2. In the section titled "Once When I Was Passing," what color were the inside blinds on the palm-leaf carriage Shonagon described?
(a) Orange.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Purple.

3. What tree did Shonagon say had a vulgar name?
(a) Chinese hawthorn.
(b) Cypress.
(c) Oak.
(d) Pear tree.

4. In what month did the peach trees come into bloom?
(a) The Fourth Month.
(b) The Sixth Month.
(c) The Third Month.
(d) The Second Month.

5. What was the weather like in the Seventh Month?
(a) Mild and warm.
(b) Cool and breezy.
(c) Bitter cold.
(d) Stiflingly hot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the right season to meet one's lover?

2. What did the officials carry when they came to thank the Emperor for their new appointments?

3. Who asked Narimasa to arrange a meeting with Shonagon about the small gate?

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

5. What plant did Shonagon think made an "uncommonly pretty" design on figured silk?

(see the answer key)

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