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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Pleasures of Leisure.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is not generally a part of Chinese literature, though this book tends to reveal more of these details than most books do?
(a) Family life.
(b) Education.
(c) Everyday life.
(d) Books.

2. The secretaries were not considered to be a part of the government and they were paid out of _____________, not the larger accounts.
(a) Collections.
(b) Dowries.
(c) Personal funds.
(d) Tax loans.

3. What was the prize for the winning master of the game as mentioned in #85?
(a) 10 cash.
(b) 100 cash.
(c) 5 cash.
(d) 10000 cash.

4. While Shen Fu's favorite flower doesn't have a __________, the colors are long-lasting and they are easy to prune.
(a) Color.
(b) Bud.
(c) Lot of flowers.
(d) Fragrance.

5. What does Shen Fu always have on his desk when he was living at home, according to the book?
(a) A vase of flowers.
(b) A gardening book.
(c) A stone.
(d) A picture of Yun.

Short Answer Questions

1. When trees and flowers are planted for the first time, it doesn't matter if they are planted ______________.

2. What does Yun point out does NOT happen when an insect dies, so she suggests Shen Fu study this?

3. The Chinese administrative practice was that a person could not be a magistrate in __________________.

4. What does Yun say that they can bring with them in order to be able to have tea when she and Shen Fu are on an adventure?

5. Who once created a sketch of Shen Fu and Yun in a garden, according to the story?

(see the answer key)

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