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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 37-51.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. According to Shonagon, what can't be compared to rain?
(a) Sun.
(b) Wind.
(c) Mist.
(d) Snow.
2. While the Empress was staying in the building of the Empress's Office, what was reported to be in the main room?
(a) A ghost.
(b) A rat.
(c) A burglar.
(d) A demon.
3. What time of the day did Shonagan say was the most beautiful in the spring?
(a) Evening.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Afternoon.
(d) Late night.
4. How did Shonagon feel about women who lived at home and cared for their husbands?
(a) Sympathetic.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Curious.
(d) Scornful.
5. In the section called "Depressing Things," what was depressing about a letter from the provinces?
(a) When the letter bore bad news.
(b) When the letter arrived without a gift.
(c) When the penmanship was poor.
(d) When the letter was on plain paper.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was rare in a servant according to the section titled "Rare Things?"
2. What hateful thing did Shonagon say some elderly people did when warming their hands over a brazier?
3. In the section called "Hateful Things," what hateful thing happened when an admirer came for a clandestine visit?
4. What did Shonagon say that women at the palace did not do as other women did?
5. What plant did Shonagon think made an "uncommonly pretty" design on figured silk?
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