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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 did the pictures hung for the Perpetual Readings depict?
(a) Birds.
(b) The Buddha.
(c) Cherry blossoms.
(d) Bodai Temple.
2. What did one of the women ask the old nun to do, which the Empress found degrading?
(a) Clean their clothing.
(b) Cook a meal.
(c) Bow.
(d) Sing and dance.
3. What was the weather like in the Seventh Month?
(a) Stiflingly hot.
(b) Mild and warm.
(c) Bitter cold.
(d) Cool and breezy.
4. What gift did the Empress give the wet nurse who was leaving?
(a) A basket of flowers.
(b) A piece of jewelry.
(c) A fan.
(d) A robe.
5. While the Empress was staying in the building of the Empress's Office, what was reported to be in the main room?
(a) A burglar.
(b) A rat.
(c) A ghost.
(d) A demon.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was hung from the pillars of the Empress' palace during the Festival of the Fifth Month?
2. In what month did the peach trees come into bloom?
3. What was painted on the screens carried in the Empress's apartments on the day after the Naming of the Buddhas?
4. What time of the day did Shonagan say was the most beautiful in the spring?
5. What color robe did Korechika wear when he came to report to His Majesty while the ladies sat discussing the painting on a sliding screen?
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