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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 25-36.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What color were the horses that members of the nobility came to see on the first day of the First Month?
(a) White.
(b) Chestnut.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.
2. What kind of bird was said to make its nest in the paulownia tree?
(a) Eagle.
(b) Egret.
(c) Phoenix.
(d) Hawk.
3. What tree did pilgrims returning from Mitake often bring back branches of?
(a) Cherry.
(b) Sakaki.
(c) Cypress.
(d) Orange.
4. What color of under-robe was depressing in the Eighth Month?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) White.
(d) Blue.
5. Who was the nurse in charge of the palace cat?
(a) Lady Uma.
(b) Shonagon.
(c) Okinamaro.
(d) Lady Myobu.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Shonagon say an ugly preacher might be?
2. What was the driver of an ox-carriage supposed to look like according to Shonagon?
3. What was Yukinari's title?
4. What does Shonagon say was depressing for a messenger who brought a gift to a house where a child was just born?
5. In the section titled "I Was Standing in a Corridor," what were the servants carrying?
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