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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what is no creature free from?
(a) The conditioning of the gunas.
(b) The desires of Dhritarashtra.
(c) The conditioning of Sanjaya.
(d) The desires of the devil.

2. What is Krishna's motivation for destroying the darkness of ignorance?
(a) Affection.
(b) Compassion.
(c) Lust.
(d) Greed.

3. What does Krishna say rajas binds us to?
(a) Drink.
(b) Action.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Delusion.

4. What does Krishna say will befall all the warriors on the field of dharma with or without Arjuna's participation?
(a) The warriors will die.
(b) The warriors will laugh.
(c) The warriors will live.
(d) The warriors will feed on the blood of the innocent.

5. What does Krishna say brings immediate peace?
(a) Stretching.
(b) The execution of religious rites.
(c) Surrendering attachment to the results of one's actions.
(d) A good glass of wine.

6. What kind of renunciation is tyaga?
(a) Refraining from sex.
(b) Refraining from meat.
(c) Refraining from selfish acts.
(d) Surrendering attachment to the fruits of action.

7. What is the effect of Vishnu on Arjuna's heart?
(a) Arjuna's heart leaps for joy.
(b) Arjuna's heart races in anticipation.
(c) Arjuna's heart trembles.
(d) Arjuna's heart breathes a sigh of relief.

8. In this chapter, what does Krishna say Brahman may be called?
(a) Being or non-being.
(b) Left or right.
(c) Friend or foe.
(d) Up or down.

9. Who does Krishna say is truly his devotee?
(a) One who seeks Krishna as life's supreme goal.
(b) One who seeks pleasure as life's supreme goal.
(c) One who seeks family as life's supreme goal.
(d) One who seeks penance as life's supreme goal.

10. What does the Self act through?
(a) The gunas.
(b) The ashvattha tree.
(c) The scriptures.
(d) Pleasure.

11. What word best describes rajas?
(a) Funny.
(b) Passionate.
(c) Lethargic.
(d) Pure.

12. What do those whose faith is rajastic worship?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Forms of God.
(c) Power and wealth.
(d) Spirits and ghosts.

13. What does Arjuna say Vishnu does to the worlds?
(a) Arjuna say Vishnu breathes light into the world.
(b) Arjuna says Vishnu stands before the world and stomps on every single living thing.
(c) Arjuna says Vishnu laps the worlds into his burning mouth and swallows them.
(d) Arjuna says Vishnu blows out the light of the world.

14. What is the destiny of those who are selfish and malicious?
(a) These souls are bound to plumbers.
(b) These souls are bound to be sent to heaven.
(c) These souls are destined to be born to parents with the same tendencies.
(d) These souls have no destiny.

15. What does Arjuna tell Krishna he longs for at the beginning of this chapter?
(a) Arjuna tells Krishna he longs to fall in love with a beautiful princess.
(b) Arjuna tells Krishna he longs for a large castle in the mountains.
(c) Arjuna tells Krishna he longs to possess Krishna's power himself.
(d) Arjuna tells Krishna he longs to see him as the supreme ruler of creation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Arjuna say knows Krishna's real nature?

2. Through what does Krishna say he nourishes all plants?

3. What does Sanjaya say Krishna appeared with an infinite number of?

4. What does Arjuna say he believes everything Krishna has said thus far to be?

5. What do those whose faith is tamasic worship?

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