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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Arjuna believe will happen to him if he kills Bhishma and Drona?
(a) Every pleasure Arjuna finds will be tainted.
(b) Arjuna's life will be filled with peace.
(c) Arjuna will turn into a pumpkin.
(d) Arjuna will win a great prize.

2. Where do the birth and dissolution of the cosmos take place according to Krishna?
(a) Far, far away from Earth.
(b) In Krishna.
(c) In the center of the galaxy.
(d) In the center of the human heart.

3. What is the path of jnana?
(a) The path of sacrifice.
(b) The path of spiritual wisdom.
(c) The path of service.
(d) The path of material abundance.

4. According to Krishna, the standards that outstanding persons create will be followed by whom?
(a) The whole world.
(b) Other outstanding persons.
(c) Unexceptional persons.
(d) Pious men and women.

5. What does Krishna say is his action?
(a) Krishna has no action.
(b) Creation and the bringing forth of creatures.
(c) Laughing and playing.
(d) Destruction and the dissolution of the universe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the source of every selfless act according to Krishna?

2. What is the path for those who have ascended to yoga?

3. According to Krishna where does reality lie?

4. Who is with Arjuna before the battle begins?

5. What happens to the one who knows Krishna as his own divine Self?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the eight divisions of Krishna's prakriti?

2. What does Krishna say is the difference between those whose desires are fragmented and those whose consciousness is unified?

3. Who does Arjuna see lined up to fight? What is his reaction?

4. What does Krishna say that the wise see about action?

5. What are some of the reasons Krishna says people worship him?

6. What does Sri Krishna say about Ajuna's sorrow?

7. What does Krishna say about those who follow the path of service?

8. What happens when dharma declines according to Krishna?

9. What does Krishna tell Arjuna concerning the performance of selfless action versus the renunciation of action?

10. What specific instructions does Krishna give for dying?

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