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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 flower did Shen Fu like to put into a vase instead of growing them in pots during the fall months?
(a) Daisies.
(b) Roses.
(c) Crysanthemums.
(d) Azaleas.

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 should the roots of a potted tree look like when one is choosing between potted trees to raise?
(a) Chicken feet.
(b) Clouds.
(c) Cranes.
(d) Bamboo shoots.

4. What can one make if the pile up some dirt, then place stones on it and plants flowers and grass here and there?
(a) Fountain.
(b) A landscape.
(c) Mess.
(d) Ant hill.

5. What was the giant that Shen Fu saw when he was concentrating all of his attention on two insects battling in the grass?
(a) Toad.
(b) A man.
(c) A stone.
(d) His father.

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

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

4. To show the small in the large, one can plant ____________ in a corner as it will grow tall and strong and quickly.

5. Who is Han-yuan sold to, which saddens Yun very much upon finding out this information from another?

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