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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 136-155.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What did stout men strike Shonagon as being?
(a) Sloppy-looking.
(b) Dumb-looking.
(c) Lazy.
(d) Sleepy-looking.
2. What did Lord Akinobu say he had picked with his own hands?
(a) Cherries.
(b) Fern sprouts.
(c) Rice.
(d) Seaweed.
3. What was Shonagon's elder brother's name?
(a) Norimitsu
(b) Narimasa.
(c) Tadanobu.
(d) Tsunefusa.
4. How did Shonagon say the sky should appear on the fifth day of the Fifth Month?
(a) Sunny.
(b) Foggy.
(c) Cloudy.
(d) Brilliantly blue.
5. Which of these did Shonagon say loses by being painted?
(a) Cherry blossoms.
(b) Pines.
(c) Mountain villages.
(d) Cranes.
Short Answer Questions
1. What color were the horses that members of the nobility came to see on the first day of the First Month?
2. In the section titled "Once When Her Majesty Was Residing" what did the ladies-in-waiting build in the garden?
3. In the section titled "One Day When the Emperor Visited Her Majesty's Rooms" what did the Emperor bring with him on his visit?
4. What shade of plum blossom brought Shonagon the most pleasure?
5. What did the High Priestess travel in during the Return Procession from Kamo?
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