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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 13-24.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What hateful thing did Shonagon say some elderly people did when warming their hands over a brazier?
(a) Counted their age spots.
(b) Rubbed their hands together.
(c) Slept.
(d) Stretched out their wrinkles.
2. What was the driver of an ox-carriage supposed to look like according to Shonagon?
(a) Thin.
(b) Big.
(c) Short.
(d) Simple.
3. What instrument did His Majesty play?
(a) Trumpet.
(b) Flute.
(c) Harp.
(d) Drum.
4. What was the residence of the Major Captain of the Smaller Palace of the First Ward called?
(a) Smaller Shirakawa.
(b) Otoko Yama.
(c) Seiryo Palace.
(d) High Court.
5. What did Shonagon say that women at the palace did not do as other women did?
(a) Serve tea.
(b) Walk about with their hair unkempt.
(c) Hide their faces behind fans and screens.
(d) Bow to men.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Shonagon enjoy seeing men carry to and fro as the Festival approached?
2. What color did Shonagon say a cat's back should be?
3. What color robe did Korechika wear when he came to report to His Majesty while the ladies sat discussing the painting on a sliding screen?
4. What did the officials carry when they came to thank the Emperor for their new appointments?
5. What did His Majesty ask Shonagon and the others to write down on a folded piece of paper following dinner?
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