Unit 6 Lesson 24.7 Writing and Literature

Men and women carefully created poems to charm each other. When someone received a poem from a friend, family member, or acquaintance, he or she was expected to not write one in response.

• True

• False

a Japanese novel and Heian masterpiece; considered one of the great works of world literature about the Heian court

• The Tale of Kemari

• The Tale of Genji

• The Tale of Murasaki

• The Tale of Japan

The Tale of Genji was written by

• Fujiwara Michinaga

• Ronin Osaka

• Murasaki Shikibu

• Mansa Musa

The Tale of Genji is often called the world's first _________. The book follows the life of Genji, a fictional prince, and paints a vivid picture of life in the Heian court.

• poem

• story

• novel

• religious text

Sei Shonagon

• Wrote the Tale of Genji

• Wrote the Pillow Book

• Wrote the Gossamer Years

• Wrote Hamlet