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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 residence of the Major Captain of the Smaller Palace of the First Ward called?
(a) Otoko Yama.
(b) Seiryo Palace.
(c) Smaller Shirakawa.
(d) High Court.

2. What plant did Shonagon think made an "uncommonly pretty" design on figured silk?
(a) Sweet rush.
(b) Water-plantain.
(c) Stonecrop.
(d) Wood-sorrel.

3. In the section called "Depressing Things," what was depressing about a letter from the provinces?
(a) When the letter arrived without a gift.
(b) When the letter was on plain paper.
(c) When the letter bore bad news.
(d) When the penmanship was poor.

4. What tree did Shonagon say had a vulgar name?
(a) Oak.
(b) Chinese hawthorn.
(c) Cypress.
(d) Pear tree.

5. How did Shonagon say the sky should appear on the fifth day of the Fifth Month?
(a) Cloudy.
(b) Foggy.
(c) Brilliantly blue.
(d) Sunny.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of carriage was supposed to move slowly according to Shonagon?

2. In what month did the peach trees come into bloom?

3. Who was the nurse in charge of the palace cat?

4. What did Shonagon say gentlemen should always have lest she find them boring?

5. What did the bedraggled and injured dog do that convinced Shonagon he was Okinamaro?

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