View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Five; Harischandra, Sibi.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What half-human, half-cow does Vasishta reveal in Viswamitra?
(a) Chudala.
(b) Sabala.
(c) Shiva.
(d) Iswara.

2. Who orders Madhavi destroyed by fire in The Mispaired Anklet?
(a) Kamalatmika.
(b) Kannagi.
(c) Kali.
(d) Krishna.

3. When the king awakens in Lavana, how long has he been asleep?
(a) 1 or 2 minutes.
(b) 1 or 2 days.
(c) 1 or 2 weeks.
(d) 1 or 2 hours.

4. What extinguishes the fire which Harischandra and his wife attempt to kill themselves in?
(a) Wind.
(b) Snow.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Rain.

5. Who tells Savitri that she should not marry the man she desires because he can see the future?
(a) Narada.
(b) Pushkara.
(c) Kannagi.
(d) Yama.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the end of Chudala, Sikhi-Dhvaja claims that man's greatest guru is what?

2. What beautiful young princess does Sikhi-Dhvaja's father arrange for him to marry?

3. What scholar, after completing his studies, is returning home when he is confronted by a robber in Valmiki?

4. When she returns to the forest to check on her husband's progress, Chudala finds Sikhi-Dhvaja emaciated and ___________.

5. Whom do the gods decide to sent into the realm of the demon king Vrishaparva, to study as Sukracharya's pupil in Yayati?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 196 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample