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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 53-69.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What was wrong with the appearance of the escorts that Shonagon saw while visiting the palace to see the horses on the first day of the First Month?
(a) Their hair was unkempt.
(b) Their faces were improperly powdered.
(c) Their feet were too large.
(d) They were too tall.
2. 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) The Empress.
(c) A young boy.
(d) A pretty kitchen-maid.
3. What did Shonagon tell the Empress she thought of Yukinari?
(a) He was handsome.
(b) He was unusual.
(c) He was foolish.
(d) He was cruel.
4. According to Shonagon, what can't be compared to rain?
(a) Sun.
(b) Mist.
(c) Wind.
(d) Snow.
5. What was painted on the paper-door of Lord Akinobu's house?
(a) Hell.
(b) Birds.
(c) Horses.
(d) The Palace.
Short Answer Questions
1. What time of the day did Shonagan say was the most beautiful in the spring?
2. What dried plant evoked a memory from the past in the section titled "Things That Arouse a Fond Memory From the Past?"
3. What did Shonagon enjoy seeing men carry to and fro as the Festival approached?
4. What does Shonagon say was depressing for a messenger who brought a gift to a house where a child was just born?
5. What color were the horses that members of the nobility came to see on the first day of the First Month?
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