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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 was the Palace of the First Ward known as?
(a) The Palace of Today.
(b) The Palace of Tomorrow.
(c) The Palace of Yesterday.
(d) The Palace of the Future.
2. What gate at the house of the Senior Steward was too small for the carriage Shonagon and the other ladies rode in?
(a) West.
(b) South.
(c) East.
(d) North.
3. What color were the horses that members of the nobility came to see on the first day of the First Month?
(a) White.
(b) Green.
(c) Chestnut.
(d) Blue.
4. What did stout men strike Shonagon as being?
(a) Sloppy-looking.
(b) Lazy.
(c) Sleepy-looking.
(d) Dumb-looking.
5. Who came out of the house to inquire whether or not "Lord So-and-so's" attendants had arrived yet in the section titled "Once When I Was Passing?"
(a) A cook.
(b) A young boy.
(c) The Empress.
(d) A pretty kitchen-maid.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did the bedraggled and injured dog do that convinced Shonagon he was Okinamaro?
2. What was the right season to meet one's lover?
3. What does Shonagon say was depressing for a messenger who brought a gift to a house where a child was just born?
4. What did His Majesty ask Shonagon and the others to write down on a folded piece of paper following dinner?
5. In the section titled "Once When I Was Passing," what color were the inside blinds on the palm-leaf carriage Shonagon described?
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