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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. Where does Krishna tell Arjuna to still his mind?
(a) In Karma.
(b) In Krishna.
(c) In beer.
(d) In Dharma.

2. How does the ashvattha tree grow?
(a) Upside down.
(b) Underground.
(c) Sideways.
(d) In water.

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

4. What does Krishna urge Arjuna to act in accordance with?
(a) The desires of his wife.
(b) His own desires.
(c) The scriptures.
(d) A wise teacher.

5. What kind of food do sattvic people prefer?
(a) Leftover food.
(b) Mild food.
(c) Salty food.
(d) Spicy food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the attitude toward praise and blame for a devotee of Krishna?

2. What is Krishna's motivation for destroying the darkness of ignorance?

3. What kind of renunciation is sannyasa?

4. What does Krishna say brings immediate peace?

5. What do those whose faith is tamasic worship?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of knowledge belongs to each of the gunas?

2. How does Krishna enable Arjuna to see his immortal nature?

3. What are Krishna's instructions for Arjuna if he finds he cannot still his mind?

4. What does Krishna say are the two orders of being in the world? Is there anything beyond?

5. What happens to souls who die in each of these states?

6. What does Krishna tell Arjuna about the path to the Unrevealed?

7. What is the relationship between Purusha and prakriti?

8. Who does Krishna say are the most established in yoga?

9. What instructions does Krishna give Arjuna at the beginning of this chapter?

10. Describe the three gunas.

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