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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 136-155.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who did most people consider as "unimportant as a piece of wood?"
(a) A courtier.
(b) A priest.
(c) A gardener.
(d) A fishwife.
2. Who impressed Shonagon with his obeisance to the Chancellor?
(a) The Emperor.
(b) Takaie.
(c) Michinaga.
(d) Tadanobu.
3. What was the old nun who came on the second day of the Perpetual Readings asking for?
(a) New clothes.
(b) A job.
(c) A place to stay.
(d) Leftovers from the altar.
4. What instrument did His Majesty play?
(a) Harp.
(b) Flute.
(c) Trumpet.
(d) Drum.
5. What was Shonagon's elder brother's name?
(a) Narimasa.
(b) Tadanobu.
(c) Tsunefusa.
(d) Norimitsu
Short Answer Questions
1. What did the High Priestess travel in during the Return Procession from Kamo?
2. What kind of wood was the round brazier the Empress sat before when Shonagon came to visit in her early days as a lady-in-waiting?
3. To whom did the Emperor pay his respects when he returned from his visit to Yawata?
4. When Shonagon first went into waiting, what was the only time of day she wanted to go before the Empress?
5. What gate at the house of the Senior Steward was too small for the carriage Shonagon and the other ladies rode in?
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