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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 enjoy seeing men carry to and fro as the Festival approached?
(a) Rolls of material.
(b) Decorations for the palace.
(c) Loaves of bread.
(d) Flowers for the ladies.
2. How did Shonagon feel about women who lived at home and cared for their husbands?
(a) Sympathetic.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Scornful.
(d) Curious.
3. What time of the day did Shonagan say was the most beautiful in the spring?
(a) Evening.
(b) Late night.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Afternoon.
4. 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.
5. What did Shonagon see someone spreading on the ground while traveling in her carriage one day?
(a) Straw mats.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Seeds.
(d) Flowers.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Yukinari say he could not stand in a woman?
2. What tree's blossoms did Shonagon consider prosaic and vulgar, but later changed her mind about?
3. What was painted on the sliding screen in the back of the hall at Seiryo Palace?
4. What hateful thing did Shonagon say some elderly people did when warming their hands over a brazier?
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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