The Pillow Book of Sei Sh¯onagon, Translated [from the Japanese] and Edited by Ivan Morris Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

Sei Shōnagon
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The Pillow Book of Sei Sh¯onagon, Translated [from the Japanese] and Edited by Ivan Morris Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

Sei Shōnagon
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 131 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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) Red.
(b) Yellow.
(c) White.
(d) Blue.

2. What did Yukinari tell Shonagon he was saying to the woman she saw him speaking with near the garden fence?
(a) He was telling her he loved her.
(b) He was urging her to marry him.
(c) He was telling her to meet him later.
(d) He was telling her not to leave.

3. What did Shonagon enjoy seeing men carry to and fro as the Festival approached?
(a) Loaves of bread.
(b) Decorations for the palace.
(c) Flowers for the ladies.
(d) Rolls of material.

4. In the section titled "I Was Standing in a Corridor," what were the servants carrying?
(a) Baskets of fruit.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Blankets.
(d) Attractively wrapped bundles and bags.

5. What was the five-year-old boy that Shonagon saw while traveling her carriage one day holding?
(a) Flowers.
(b) A bucket.
(c) A puppy.
(d) A bow and stick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of plant did Shonagon find pretty when it floated on the water of a pond?

2. What kind of bird was said to make its nest in the paulownia tree?

3. In "A Lover's Visit," what did Shonagon find irritating about servants who arrived with the lover?

4. During what festival did people decorate with irises?

5. What did Shonagon say a well-bred young man should never do when visiting a woman of lower rank?

(see the answer key)

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