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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 136-155.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who did Shonagon say was especially likely to be confronted with shameful things if he was a light sleeper?
(a) A priest.
(b) The Emperor.
(c) An oxen driver.
(d) A Chamberlain.
2. What did Shonagon think small children and babies should look like?
(a) Plump.
(b) Tall.
(c) Puppies.
(d) Willow trees.
3. Who did the Empress refer to as "heavenly maidens floating in the air?"
(a) Her attendants.
(b) Her daughters.
(c) Young women at a wedding.
(d) Little girls at a festival.
4. Who said they had left the grass in the garden outside the palace to grow long so they could admire the dew?
(a) Lady Sakyo.
(b) The Empress.
(c) Shonagon.
(d) Lady Saisho.
5. Where did the wood for the batons for the new Chamberlains of the Sixth Rank come from?
(a) The Chamberlains cut it themselves.
(b) The south-east corner of the Empress's Office.
(c) The woods surrounding the Palace.
(d) An abandoned house.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Shonagon say was a painful surprise on the morning after a fierce wind?
2. According to Shonagon, what can't be compared to rain?
3. How many times a day did the woman Shonagon saw coming does the hill to the Upper Shrine say she was making the pilgrimage?
4. When did Shonagon say people walking about laughing loudly are enviable?
5. What would make a player in a game of hidden rhymes look pleased with himself?
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