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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 tree did Shonagon say had a vulgar name?
(a) Oak.
(b) Chinese hawthorn.
(c) Cypress.
(d) Pear tree.
2. In "It Is So Stiflingly Hot," who did the woman in the house with the open lattice receive a letter from?
(a) The Emperor.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her original lover.
3. What was wrong with the appearance of the escorts that Shonagon saw while visiting the palace to see the horses on the first day of the First Month?
(a) Their feet were too large.
(b) Their faces were improperly powdered.
(c) Their hair was unkempt.
(d) They were too tall.
4. Where did the Empress' residence lie in relationship to Seiryo Palace?
(a) South.
(b) East.
(c) West.
(d) North.
5. What kind of carriage was supposed to move slowly according to Shonagon?
(a) Horse drawn.
(b) Wooden.
(c) Wickerwork.
(d) Palm-leaf.
Short Answer Questions
1. During what festival did people decorate with irises?
2. What tree did pilgrims returning from Mitake often bring back branches of?
3. What did His Majesty ask Shonagon and the others to write down on a folded piece of paper following dinner?
4. How did Shonagon say the sky should appear on the fifth day of the Fifth Month?
5. What did Shonagon tell the Empress she thought of Yukinari?
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