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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 116-135.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. To whom did the Emperor pay his respects when he returned from his visit to Yawata?
(a) The Shigei Sha.
(b) Shonagon.
(c) The Empress Dowager.
(d) The Empress.
2. What color did Shonagon say a cat's back should be?
(a) Grey.
(b) Black.
(c) Orange.
(d) White.
3. What plant did Shonagon think made an "uncommonly pretty" design on figured silk?
(a) Water-plantain.
(b) Sweet rush.
(c) Wood-sorrel.
(d) Stonecrop.
4. What did the officials carry when they came to thank the Emperor for their new appointments?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Batons.
(c) Baskets.
(d) Scrolls.
5. What kind of carriage was supposed to move slowly according to Shonagon?
(a) Palm-leaf.
(b) Horse drawn.
(c) Wooden.
(d) Wickerwork.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was rare in a servant according to the section titled "Rare Things?"
2. Which of these was included in the list of things that had lost their power?
3. What kind of wood was the round brazier the Empress sat before when Shonagon came to visit in her early days as a lady-in-waiting?
4. What did Shonagon enjoy seeing men carry to and fro as the Festival approached?
5. In the section titled "In the Fifth Month" what kind of branch gave a fragrant scent when stuck in the carriage wheel?
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