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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 116-135.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What dried plant evoked a memory from the past in the section titled "Things That Arouse a Fond Memory From the Past?"
(a) Rose.
(b) Hollyhock.
(c) Cherry blossom.
(d) Violet.
2. What was rare in a servant according to the section titled "Rare Things?"
(a) One who was pleasant to his master.
(b) One who was cruel.
(c) One who was well-dressed.
(d) One who was intelligent.
3. What did Shonagon say gentlemen should always have lest she find them boring?
(a) Money.
(b) Nice clothes.
(c) Quick tongues.
(d) Escorts.
4. What gift did the Empress give the wet nurse who was leaving?
(a) A fan.
(b) A piece of jewelry.
(c) A basket of flowers.
(d) A robe.
5. What is the meaning of the name of the plant that Shonagon asked the children the name of in "On the Sixth of the Month?"
(a) Eyeless plant.
(b) Earless plant.
(c) High head plant.
(d) Neckless plant.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who did most people consider as "unimportant as a piece of wood?"
2. What did the women do as they ran to see the dancers' special performance at the Shrine that caused people to laugh at them?
3. In "There Was a Man in the Corridor" what was the man's servant holding?
4. In the section called "Depressing Things," what was depressing about a letter from the provinces?
5. In "One Evening during the Reign of Emperor Murakami" what was causing smoke to come from the brazier?
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