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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. The storyteller in Devi concludes by saying that whoever recites this prayer of thanksgiving on _________ will find protection from evil.
(a) Friday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Wednesday.

2. What deity is referred to as the creator god in the stories?
(a) Garuda.
(b) Ranganatha.
(c) Brahma.
(d) Nookambika.

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

4. What demon asks the creator that he may continue to live unless a woman appears who is capable of killing him in a fight in Devi?
(a) Andhaka.
(b) Mahishasura.
(c) Pishacha.
(d) Kali.

5. How many men accompany the king when he meets a sage in Viswamitra?
(a) 100,000.
(b) 100.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 1,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What god is referred to as the protector in Devi?

2. In the magical kingdom in Lavana, the king's father-in-law is _______________.

3. Mahisha intends to make the goddess Devi __________.

4. What form does Mahisha take to meet the goddess Devi?

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

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