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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 53-69.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What tree's blossoms did Shonagon consider prosaic and vulgar, but later changed her mind about?
(a) Cherry tree.
(b) Pear tree.
(c) Orange tree.
(d) Peach tree.
2. Who did most people consider as "unimportant as a piece of wood?"
(a) A gardener.
(b) A priest.
(c) A fishwife.
(d) A courtier.
3. What was the five-year-old boy that Shonagon saw while traveling her carriage one day holding?
(a) A puppy.
(b) A bucket.
(c) A bow and stick.
(d) Flowers.
4. According to Shonagon, what can't be compared to rain?
(a) Wind.
(b) Sun.
(c) Snow.
(d) Mist.
5. In what month did the peach trees come into bloom?
(a) The Second Month.
(b) The Third Month.
(c) The Sixth Month.
(d) The Fourth Month.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Shonagon say that women at the palace did not do as other women did?
2. What tree did people regard as the tree of the Divine Presence?
3. What was the residence of the Major Captain of the Smaller Palace of the First Ward called?
4. Who was the nurse in charge of the palace cat?
5. What was the right season to meet one's lover?
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