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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 the other name for the scrotum that is referenced in the first part of this section, as Shen Fu has an accident?
(a) Chalk.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Sacks.
(d) Books.

2. Yun showed the Huas how to make _______ which can be moved anywhere and incorporated into the scenery.
(a) Paintings.
(b) Screens.
(c) Stones.
(d) Fountains.

3. What kind of seeds does Shen Fu suggest being ground off and put into an eggshell which can then be put with other chicken eggs?
(a) Blackberry seeds.
(b) Calamus seeds.
(c) Caraway seeds.
(d) Lotus seeds.

4. The neighbor asks Yun if she knows the __________ with whom Shen Fu was drinking the night before, as they are on the return trip.
(a) Man.
(b) Ruffian.
(c) Woman.
(d) Emperor.

5. Who was the first translator of the book in 1935, according to the introduction of the book?
(a) Ling Shuag.
(b) Lin Yutang.
(c) Chang Ling.
(d) Lina Shuan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the skill of Lu Pan-fang, a man of many names within this particular section of the book?

2. What does Yun do when Shen Fu is off studying with a friend of his father's, according to the book?

3. Shen Fu tells the reader to create small scenes as lovely as ________ when adding detail in the pot with flowers and stones.

4. The proper training of a ______ takes at least thirty to forty years, and Shen Fu notes he has only known one man to achieve this task.

5. Who discovers that Yun is dressed up as a man, which causes them to be discovered during the festival?

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