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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 136-155.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. According to Shonagon, what is it absurd for people to get angry about?
(a) Being disliked.
(b) Gossip.
(c) Theft.
(d) Infidelity.
2. Who did Shonagon say it was pleasant for a court lady on leave to visit?
(a) Her childhood friends.
(b) Another court lady on leave.
(c) A priest.
(d) Her parents.
3. What color did Shonagon say a cat's back should be?
(a) White.
(b) Grey.
(c) Black.
(d) Orange.
4. What was the Palace of the First Ward known as?
(a) The Palace of Today.
(b) The Palace of the Future.
(c) The Palace of Tomorrow.
(d) The Palace of Yesterday.
5. What was the poem Captain Tadanobu was going to recite in "One Day Captain Tadanobu, the Imperial Adviser, Came to Call?"
(a) Cherry blossoms in the spring.
(b) A beautiful woman looking at the moon.
(c) The Chancellor's death.
(d) The Fourth Month in this world of men.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did His Majesty ask Shonagon and the others to write down on a folded piece of paper following dinner?
2. What sounded different in the Time Office in "While We Were in Mourning for the Chancellor?"
3. In "Enviable Things" what hour was it when Shonagon was still only half way to the top of the hill to get to the Upper Shrine?
4. What was painted on the sliding screen in the back of the hall at Seiryo Palace?
5. According to Shonagon, what can't be compared to rain?
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