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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 37-51.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What did Shonagon say that women at the palace did not do as other women did?
(a) Walk about with their hair unkempt.
(b) Hide their faces behind fans and screens.
(c) Bow to men.
(d) Serve tea.
2. What did Shonagon say an ugly preacher might be?
(a) Successful.
(b) A source of sin.
(c) A deterrent of sin.
(d) Interesting.
3. What was painted on the sliding screen in the back of the hall at Seiryo Palace?
(a) Dragons.
(b) Stormy sea.
(c) Plum blossoms.
(d) Cherry trees.
4. What kind of plant did Shonagon find pretty when it floated on the water of a pond?
(a) Water oats.
(b) Hollyhock.
(c) Water-plantain.
(d) Lotus leaves.
5. Which of the people associated with ox carts were to be dressed well?
(a) Drivers.
(b) Attendants.
(c) Stable hands.
(d) Paiges.
Short Answer Questions
1. In the section titled "It Was During One of Her Majesty's Periods of Residence," what did the women go outside to see in the early morning?
2. What was rare in a servant according to the section titled "Rare Things?"
3. What dried plant evoked a memory from the past in the section titled "Things That Arouse a Fond Memory From the Past?"
4. Where did the Empress' residence lie in relationship to Seiryo Palace?
5. In "It Is So Stiflingly Hot," who did the woman in the house with the open lattice receive a letter from?
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