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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. When she returns to the forest to check on her husband's progress, Chudala finds Sikhi-Dhvaja emaciated and ___________.
(a) Scared.
(b) Hopeful.
(c) Sickly.
(d) In a trance.

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

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

4. Manmata asks Brahma if he may test his strength by sending out his __________.
(a) Knife.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Sword.
(d) Arrows.

5. Who appears to Sikhi-Dhvaia and tells him that since he has achieved such spiritual enlightenment, there is no reason why he should not join in his world of unending pleasure and delight?
(a) Indilayappan.
(b) Ugratara.
(c) Ushas.
(d) Indra.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What Sanskrit word refers to a "seer" to whom the Vedas were "originally revealed" through states of higher consciousness?

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

4. The goddess Devi sends word that she wants Mahisha to either come and face her, or return where?

5. Who is referred to as the Ultimate God in Viswamitra?

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