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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does the debate last regarding Genji and To no Chujo's competition?
(a) Weeks.
(b) Several hours.
(c) Several days.
(d) Months.

2. What news about Tamakazura arises once she is a grown woman?
(a) She is looking for a husband.
(b) She is dating Genji.
(c) She is very beautiful.
(d) She is permiscuous.

3. What does Genji discover about casual relationships with women?
(a) He greatly dislikes them.
(b) That they can be easier than passionate relationships.
(c) He views them as unecessary.
(d) That they are horrible.

4. Which attendant stays faithful to the Safflower princess?
(a) Yugao.
(b) Lady Akashi.
(c) Ono.
(d) Jiju.

5. Who is Omi?
(a) A woman that To no Chujo finds very enticing.
(b) A prostitute.
(c) To no Chujo's sage.
(d) A teacher.

6. What unavailable woman does Genji greatly desire at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Murasaki.
(b) Fujitsubo.
(c) Aoi.
(d) Rokujo.

7. Where does Genji send Yugiri in order to comfort his grandmother?
(a) Sanjo.
(b) Kyoto.
(c) Banjo.
(d) Suma.

8. How does Genji try to seduce Princess Asagao?
(a) Competition.
(b) With art.
(c) With notes.
(d) Musically.

9. What happens to Yugao in Chapter 4?
(a) She dies.
(b) She becomes very ill.
(c) She moves away.
(d) She marries Genji.

10. Where do the ministers go for their royal outing?
(a) Sanjo.
(b) Suma.
(c) Oharono.
(d) Kyoto.

11. Where does Genji send Yugiri after rumors spread of his rank being raised?
(a) Suma.
(b) The University.
(c) Exile.
(d) To the court.

12. Who does Genji send over to the grounds of the Safflower Princess in Chapter 15?
(a) Horses.
(b) Workmen.
(c) Nurses.
(d) Priests.

13. Who does Genji fail to support during his exile?
(a) The Safflower Princess.
(b) Lady Rokujo.
(c) The Akashi Lady.
(d) Murasaki.

14. What does To no Chujo find frustrating about Kumoinokari?
(a) That she is in love with Yugiri.
(b) That she is not the talk of the town.
(c) That she is not beautiful.
(d) That she and him do not have a good relationship.

15. What is the Safflower Princesss's reaction to Genji upon his return from exile?
(a) Relief.
(b) Bitterness.
(c) Excitement.
(d) Happiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which instrument does Genji play?

2. What happens to Aoi shortly after she gives birth to her son?

3. Which character dresses up in a disguise in Chapter 7?

4. Genji is in love with a woman whom he cannot have during the beginning of the novel. Who is this woman?

5. Who is Genji's go-between for he and the Safflower Princess?

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