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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. Shen Fu thinks that when laying out a landscape, it should be a goal to give the feeling of the small in the ______________.
(a) Sky.
(b) Large.
(c) Small.
(d) Smaller spaces.

2. What does Shen Fu say should be different in height, but they should also be in proportion to each other so there is an attractive relationship between them?
(a) Branches.
(b) Stands.
(c) Petals.
(d) Leaves.

3. The Chinese believed their leaders should be _____________ first and bureaucrats second, according to the Introduction.
(a) Spiritual.
(b) Husbands.
(c) Scholars.
(d) Family men.

4. What did the guests write on the painting that Hsing-lan did after he was done with the work?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Inscriptions.
(c) Good luck wishes.
(d) Names.

5. Shen Fu describes the fact that he was _____________ to take on the position as a secretary, which is not uncommon.
(a) Badgered.
(b) Commanded.
(c) Enticed.
(d) Invited.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the only player who was allowed to think about their answers and a person who was considered an official paper?

2. What was the favorite flower of Shen Fu during this part of the book, at least?

3. In what city was Shen Fu born, according to the introduction of the book?

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

5. _______ stories in China are rare, so this might be one of the reasons why this book became so popular with the readers of the time.

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