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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 156-185.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What kind of plant did Shonagon find pretty when it floated on the water of a pond?
(a) Water oats.
(b) Water-plantain.
(c) Lotus leaves.
(d) Hollyhock.
2. What were the musicians singing at the rehearsal of the Special Festivals?
(a) The Song of the Phoenix.
(b) Udo Beach.
(c) Temple Path.
(d) Hymns.
3. Where was Shonagon's notebook when it was taken from her and made public?
(a) On a mat.
(b) In a drawer.
(c) Under her pillow.
(d) In the Empress's bedchamber.
4. Who said he/she would order the dancers to perform for the ladies-in-waiting after the Special Festival at Iwashimizu?
(a) The Empress.
(b) The Emperor.
(c) Yukinari.
(d) The Chancellor.
5. What caused the lamp to tip when Masahiro was responsible for filling the lamps with oil?
(a) He kicked it.
(b) A cat knocked it over.
(c) His foot stuck to the cloth.
(d) He bumped it with the oil jar.
Short Answer Questions
1. What plant did Shonagon think made an "uncommonly pretty" design on figured silk?
2. 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?
3. 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?"
4. What did Tadanobu say one was always sorry for in "It Was Late at Night?"
5. Who was the nurse in charge of the palace cat?
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