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

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 D

Sei Shōnagon
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 131 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 did Shonagon think small children and babies should look like?
(a) Tall.
(b) Willow trees.
(c) Puppies.
(d) Plump.

2. What bird did Shonagon say she liked even though it did not belong to her country?
(a) Cuckoo.
(b) Mockingbird.
(c) Lark.
(d) Parrot.

3. What was Shonagon's elder brother's name?
(a) Tsunefusa.
(b) Norimitsu
(c) Narimasa.
(d) Tadanobu.

4. In the section titled "Once When I Was Passing," what color were the inside blinds on the palm-leaf carriage Shonagon described?
(a) Orange.
(b) Green.
(c) Purple.
(d) Blue.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the section called "Depressing Things," what was depressing about a letter from the provinces?

3. In the section titled "It Was During One of Her Majesty's Periods of Residence," what did the women go outside to see in the early morning?

4. What was the driver of an ox-carriage supposed to look like according to Shonagon?

5. 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?"

(see the answer key)

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