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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Two; Devi, Viswamitra, Manmata.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Brahma offer to Manmata for marriage?
(a) Tari.
(b) Tarib.
(c) Rufar.
(d) Rati.

2. What great sage is master of the Sanjivini mantra in Yayati?
(a) Sukracharya.
(b) Kacha.
(c) Brihaspati.
(d) Devayani.

3. After battling Vasishta and losing, how long did Chedi go back to meditate in seclusion in Viswamitra?
(a) 1,000 years.
(b) 5,000 years.
(c) 1,500 years.
(d) 500 years.

4. What Sanskrit word refers to a "seer" to whom the Vedas were "originally revealed" through states of higher consciousness?
(a) Etaavaan.
(b) Aagatavaan.
(c) Rishi.
(d) Ekaakii.

5. What is the Storyteller also known as?
(a) The Pugilist.
(b) The Pandit.
(c) The Pundit.
(d) The Philanthropist.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chudala, Sikhi-Dhvaja and Chudala return to their kingdom to rule in peace and happiness for how many years?

2. What ruler of the gods does Mahisha taunt endlessly in Devi?

3. Viswamitra decides to create his own heaven and universe, and makes it upside-down so __________ will feel right-side up.

4. Kumbha claims that the curse put on him makes him turn into ___________ every night.

5. What god is referred to as the destroyer in Devi?

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