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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 37-51.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What shade of plum blossom brought Shonagon the most pleasure?
(a) Yellow.
(b) White.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.
2. What color were the horses that members of the nobility came to see on the first day of the First Month?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) White.
(d) Chestnut.
3. During what festival did people decorate with irises?
(a) The Festival of the Third Month.
(b) The Festival of the Fifth Month.
(c) The Festival of the Eighth Month.
(d) The Festival of the First Month.
4. What does the name of the kotonashi shrub mean?
(a) High face.
(b) Nothing wrong.
(c) Shining leaves.
(d) Grass that endures.
5. In "A Lover's Visit," what did Shonagon find irritating about servants who arrived with the lover?
(a) They were poorly dressed.
(b) They were too quiet.
(c) They complained about waiting.
(d) They left.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was painted on the sliding screen in the back of the hall at Seiryo Palace?
2. What was the residence of the Major Captain of the Smaller Palace of the First Ward called?
3. What dried plant evoked a memory from the past in the section titled "Things That Arouse a Fond Memory From the Past?"
4. While the Empress was staying in the building of the Empress's Office, what was reported to be in the main room?
5. What did the bedraggled and injured dog do that convinced Shonagon he was Okinamaro?
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