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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Vasishta explains to the king that his strength comes from where in Viswamitra?

2. What does the goddess Devi wear?

3. Who do the asuras cut into bits and feed to wolves and dogs in Yayati?

4. Who is the presiding god of wisdom and acumen in Yayati?

5. What female does Brahma create to enrich the universe in Manmata?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Manmata's arrows when he shoots them in the beginning of Manmata?

2. What is King Chedi's response to his dinner invitation in the beginning of Viswamitra? How is it explained?

3. What happens when Kacha decides to return to the god-world in Yayati?

4. What does Mahisha grow up to be like, in Devi? Why does Indra stand against him?

5. What causes King Lavana to leave his home with his family in Lavana? How does he return?

6. What does Mahisha do upon hearing a challenge through the woods in Devi?

7. What does Chudala do in order to find her happiness? What does Sikhi-Dhvaia note about her change?

8. What conversation does Iswara have with Vasishta in Viswamitra?

9. What obstacles face Kacha once he becomes Sukracharya's pupil in Yayati?

10. How does Chudala test her husband's ability to make no distinction between yielding and resisting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss, analyze and compare Chudala and Sikhi-Dhvaja. How are the husband and wife different in this story? What similarities do they share?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss Valmiki and Rama. What is the definition of the Adi Kavi, and how did Valmiki earn this title?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Sankha in Valmiki. What are Sankha's incarnations? What is his principle role in the narrative?

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