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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 was Yukinari's title?
(a) Controller First Secretary.
(b) Emperor.
(c) Middle Counsellor.
(d) Chamberlain.
2. What did Shonagon say was a painful surprise on the morning after a fierce wind?
(a) Broken branches.
(b) A knocked over fence.
(c) A disheveled garden.
(d) A fallen tree.
3. What time of day did the Shigei Sha arrive at the Palace to see the Empress?
(a) Early evening.
(b) Early in the morning.
(c) Midday.
(d) Late at night.
4. Who did Shonagon say was splendid in spite of their low station?
(a) A Chamberlain of the Sixth Rank.
(b) A Governor.
(c) A Middle Counselor.
(d) A Lieutenant of the Guard.
5. What did common people often add to their speech?
(a) Expletives.
(b) Extra syllables.
(c) Submissive words.
(d) An accent.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of these was included in the list of things that had lost their power?
2. Where did the women plan to go to hear a hototogisu sing during the Abstinence of the Fifth Month?
3. What was the spirit of the Captain from the Inner Palace Guards said to be haunting?
4. Who asked Narimasa to arrange a meeting with Shonagon about the small gate?
5. What bird did Shonagon say she liked even though it did not belong to her country?
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