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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 85-99.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What tree did pilgrims returning from Mitake often bring back branches of?
(a) Orange.
(b) Sakaki.
(c) Cypress.
(d) Cherry.
2. What plant did Shonagon think made an "uncommonly pretty" design on figured silk?
(a) Wood-sorrel.
(b) Stonecrop.
(c) Water-plantain.
(d) Sweet rush.
3. In "A Lover's Visit," what did Shonagon find irritating about servants who arrived with the lover?
(a) They complained about waiting.
(b) They were poorly dressed.
(c) They were too quiet.
(d) They left.
4. What kind of plant did Shonagon find pretty when it floated on the water of a pond?
(a) Water-plantain.
(b) Hollyhock.
(c) Lotus leaves.
(d) Water oats.
5. What bird did Shonagon say she liked even though it did not belong to her country?
(a) Mockingbird.
(b) Lark.
(c) Cuckoo.
(d) Parrot.
Short Answer Questions
1. In "Things Without Merit" what item did Shonagon say was so vulgar that people wouldn't want her to mention it?
2. What was the driver of an ox-carriage supposed to look like according to Shonagon?
3. In the section titled "One Day When the Emperor Visited Her Majesty's Rooms" what did the Emperor bring with him on his visit?
4. What did Shonagon say a well-bred young man should never do when visiting a woman of lower rank?
5. What did Lord Akinobu say he had picked with his own hands?
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