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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through One; Lavana, Chudala and Yayati.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chudala, disguised as a young male aspic, tells Sikhi-Dhvaja that renouncing one's external possessions is not enough. He must also cultivate a detachment that will render him unaffected by __________.
(a) Love and fear.
(b) Sensual pleasures.
(c) Love and hatred.
(d) Good and evil, pain, pleasure, loss, and gain.

2. What word refers to anger in Sanskrit?
(a) Kukkura.
(b) Kuryaat.
(c) Karaalin.
(d) Krodha.

3. Who is Sukracharya's daughter in Yayati?
(a) Kacha.
(b) Devayani.
(c) Brihaspati.
(d) Sukracharya.

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

5. Lavana insists that ____________ leave to go make their own way.
(a) His youngest 3 sons.
(b) His eldest 3 sons.
(c) His eldest 2 sons.
(d) His youngest 2 sons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ancient kingdom does Lavana rule?

2. In Chudala, what beautiful woman appears and asks Sikhi-Dhvaja to take her as his wife?

3. What is the woman in the woods carrying to her father in Lavana?

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

5. In Chudala, Sikhi-Dhvaja is a young prince who is interested in nothing but ______________.

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