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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 did Yogananda translate into English?
(a) The Hindu Scriptures
(b) Bhagavad Gita
(c) Karma Sutra
(d) Kahil Gibran

2. To what does Mukunda compare Newton's law of motion?
(a) Buddhism
(b) Marxism
(c) Maya
(d) Existentialism

3. Which of Mukunda's sisters is unusually thin?
(a) Nina
(b) Kamtra
(c) Nalini
(d) Lily

4. Who expresses his joy at Mukunda's school?
(a) Swami Pranibananda
(b) Lahiri Mahayasa
(c) Roma
(d) Babaji

5. What does Vedas tell us?
(a) The world has a soul.
(b) The world is the only planet in the universe.
(c) The world is an illusion.
(d) The world is flat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who describes the meeting in his/her journal?

2. What does Mukunda's father want him to become?

3. Who feeds Ananadaoyi Ma?

4. What does Giri Bala live without?

5. In which American city does Yogananda deliver his first speech?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Yogananda's opinion of Gandhi?

2. Summarize Yogananda's thoughts in the final chapter.

3. What has happened to Yukeswar in Chapter 42?

4. Describe Yogananda's visit with Gandhi.

5. Why does Bala not eat food?

6. Summarize Yogananda's physic ideas in Chapter 30.

7. Describe the school Yogananda opens.

8. How does Yukteswar and Yogananda's relationship change in Chapter 42?

9. What is the benefit of Kriya Yoga?

10. How does Yogananda compare cinema to God's staging of life in Chapter 30?

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