The Pillow Book of Sei Sh¯onagon, Translated [from the Japanese] and Edited by Ivan Morris Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

Sei Shōnagon
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The Pillow Book of Sei Sh¯onagon, Translated [from the Japanese] and Edited by Ivan Morris Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

Sei Shōnagon
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 131 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 25-36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color of under-robe was depressing in the Eighth Month?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

2. In what month did the peach trees come into bloom?
(a) The Sixth Month.
(b) The Second Month.
(c) The Fourth Month.
(d) The Third Month.

3. How did Shonagon say the sky should appear on the fifth day of the Fifth Month?
(a) Cloudy.
(b) Foggy.
(c) Sunny.
(d) Brilliantly blue.

4. What did Yukinari tell Shonagon he was saying to the woman she saw him speaking with near the garden fence?
(a) He was urging her to marry him.
(b) He was telling her not to leave.
(c) He was telling her to meet him later.
(d) He was telling her he loved her.

5. What bird did Shonagon say she liked even though it did not belong to her country?
(a) Lark.
(b) Cuckoo.
(c) Parrot.
(d) Mockingbird.

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. What does Shonagon say was depressing for a messenger who brought a gift to a house where a child was just born?

3. What did Shonagon tell the Empress she thought of Yukinari?

4. What did Shonagon enjoy seeing men carry to and fro as the Festival approached?

5. What did stout men strike Shonagon as being?

(see the answer key)

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