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

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 C

Sei Shōnagon
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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 painted on the sliding screen in the back of the hall at Seiryo Palace?
(a) Plum blossoms.
(b) Dragons.
(c) Stormy sea.
(d) Cherry trees.

2. What tree did people regard as the tree of the Divine Presence?
(a) Cherry.
(b) Oak.
(c) Cypress.
(d) Sakaki.

3. Where did the Empress' residence lie in relationship to Seiryo Palace?
(a) East.
(b) South.
(c) North.
(d) West.

4. During what cool month of heavy showers and fierce winds did Shonagon like to nap?
(a) The Third Month.
(b) The Seventh Month.
(c) The Fifth Month.
(d) The Ninth Month.

5. What was the five-year-old boy that Shonagon saw while traveling her carriage one day holding?
(a) Flowers.
(b) A bow and stick.
(c) A bucket.
(d) A puppy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Yukinari's title?

2. What did Shonagon say that women at the palace did not do as other women did?

3. What did stout men strike Shonagon as being?

4. How did Shonagon say the sky should appear on the fifth day of the Fifth Month?

5. What did Shonagon see someone spreading on the ground while traveling in her carriage one day?

(see the answer key)

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