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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 rare in a servant according to the section titled "Rare Things?"
(a) One who was cruel.
(b) One who was pleasant to his master.
(c) One who was intelligent.
(d) One who was well-dressed.
2. What position was the young man in "A Family Has Finally Arranged the Marriage" appointed to?
(a) Chamberlain.
(b) Clerk.
(c) Palace Guard.
(d) Priest.
3. What plant did Shonagon think made an "uncommonly pretty" design on figured silk?
(a) Sweet rush.
(b) Water-plantain.
(c) Wood-sorrel.
(d) Stonecrop.
4. How did Shonagon say the sky should appear on the fifth day of the Fifth Month?
(a) Foggy.
(b) Sunny.
(c) Cloudy.
(d) Brilliantly blue.
5. In "Wind Instruments" what instrument did Shonagon say was charming for a man to carry when he went out on horseback or on foot?
(a) Zither.
(b) Flute.
(c) Flageolet.
(d) Drum.
Short Answer Questions
1. What kind of carriage was supposed to move slowly according to Shonagon?
2. What did Shonagon tell the Empress she thought of Yukinari?
3. What dried plant evoked a memory from the past in the section titled "Things That Arouse a Fond Memory From the Past?"
4. In the section called "Depressing Things," what was depressing about a letter from the provinces?
5. Who did the Empress suggest Shonagon ask for advice about how to respond to the package from Yukinari?
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