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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 sliding screen in the back of the hall at Seiryo Palace?
(a) Plum blossoms.
(b) Stormy sea.
(c) Dragons.
(d) Cherry trees.
2. How did Shonagon say the sky should appear on the fifth day of the Fifth Month?
(a) Foggy.
(b) Brilliantly blue.
(c) Cloudy.
(d) Sunny.
3. What did common people often add to their speech?
(a) Submissive words.
(b) Extra syllables.
(c) Expletives.
(d) An accent.
4. What did Shonagon enjoy seeing men carry to and fro as the Festival approached?
(a) Flowers for the ladies.
(b) Loaves of bread.
(c) Decorations for the palace.
(d) Rolls of material.
5. Who did most people consider as "unimportant as a piece of wood?"
(a) A priest.
(b) A courtier.
(c) A gardener.
(d) A fishwife.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was nice to hear while snuggling under the covers with a lover in the winter?
2. What did His Majesty ask Shonagon and the others to write down on a folded piece of paper following dinner?
3. What tree did Shonagon say had a vulgar name?
4. In the section titled "I Was Standing in a Corridor," what were the servants carrying?
5. What did Yukinari say he could not stand in a woman?
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