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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What did stout men strike Shonagon as being?
(a) Sloppy-looking.
(b) Lazy.
(c) Sleepy-looking.
(d) Dumb-looking.
2. What did Shonagon say that women at the palace did not do as other women did?
(a) Walk about with their hair unkempt.
(b) Hide their faces behind fans and screens.
(c) Bow to men.
(d) Serve tea.
3. What was the residence of the Major Captain of the Smaller Palace of the First Ward called?
(a) Seiryo Palace.
(b) Otoko Yama.
(c) Smaller Shirakawa.
(d) High Court.
4. What did Shonagon say a well-bred young man should never do when visiting a woman of lower rank?
(a) Call out her name.
(b) Let anyone see him.
(c) Give her gifts.
(d) Kiss her.
5. What was nice to hear while snuggling under the covers with a lover in the winter?
(a) A purring cat.
(b) A temple gong.
(c) A flute.
(d) Bellowing cows.
Short Answer Questions
1. What tree did Shonagon say had a vulgar name?
2. What color were the horses that members of the nobility came to see on the first day of the First Month?
3. What did Shonagon say an ugly preacher might be?
4. What was painted on the paper-door of Lord Akinobu's house?
5. In "A Lover's Visit," what did Shonagon find irritating about servants who arrived with the lover?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did the Empress scold Shonagon when she complained that people would see the women looking shabby as they entered the house because the gate was too small?
2. Why was it depressing for someone to wear a white under-robe in the Eighth Month?
3. Why didn't Shonagon like the husbands of nurse-maids?
4. Why did Shonagon send her brother a piece of seaweed in reply to his letter?
5. Why did dried hollyhock produce fond memories?
6. Why did Shonagon think that moonlight shining on snow on the roof of common people's houses was unsuitable?
7. How did Shonagon describe the life of a priest?
8. Why was it considered such a bad thing for Masahiro to leave his shoes on the serving-board?
9. What was the reason given for the way the snap-beetle bowed while crawling?
10. Why did the Emperor walk toward the Empress' building while playing his flute?
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