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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 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) Their faces were improperly powdered.
(b) They were too tall.
(c) Their feet were too large.
(d) Their hair was unkempt.
2. What was the five-year-old boy that Shonagon saw while traveling her carriage one day holding?
(a) A bow and stick.
(b) A puppy.
(c) A bucket.
(d) Flowers.
3. What instrument did His Majesty play?
(a) Drum.
(b) Flute.
(c) Trumpet.
(d) Harp.
4. What does the name of the kotonashi shrub mean?
(a) High face.
(b) Grass that endures.
(c) Shining leaves.
(d) Nothing wrong.
5. Which worm was said to have been begotten by a demon?
(a) Earth worm.
(b) Basket worm.
(c) Inch worm.
(d) Silk worm.
Short Answer Questions
1. What kind of plant did Shonagon find pretty when it floated on the water of a pond?
2. What did Shonagon see someone spreading on the ground while traveling in her carriage one day?
3. What gate at the house of the Senior Steward was too small for the carriage Shonagon and the other ladies rode in?
4. What hateful thing did Shonagon say some elderly people did when warming their hands over a brazier?
5. In the section called "Depressing Things," what was depressing about a letter from the provinces?
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