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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 37-51.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. 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 original lover.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her husband.
2. Who was the nurse in charge of the palace cat?
(a) Lady Myobu.
(b) Okinamaro.
(c) Shonagon.
(d) Lady Uma.
3. What was nice to hear while snuggling under the covers with a lover in the winter?
(a) Bellowing cows.
(b) A temple gong.
(c) A purring cat.
(d) A flute.
4. Which of the people associated with ox carts were to be dressed well?
(a) Stable hands.
(b) Drivers.
(c) Attendants.
(d) Paiges.
5. What was the residence of the Major Captain of the Smaller Palace of the First Ward called?
(a) Otoko Yama.
(b) High Court.
(c) Seiryo Palace.
(d) Smaller Shirakawa.
Short Answer Questions
1. What gate at the house of the Senior Steward was too small for the carriage Shonagon and the other ladies rode in?
2. What was painted on the screens carried in the Empress's apartments on the day after the Naming of the Buddhas?
3. What time of the day did Shonagan say was the most beautiful in the spring?
4. What was painted on the sliding screen in the back of the hall at Seiryo Palace?
5. What kind of bird was said to make its nest in the paulownia tree?
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