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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. 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) Kali.
(b) Mahishasura.
(c) Pishacha.
(d) Andhaka.

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

3. What form does Mahisha take to meet the goddess Devi?
(a) Snake.
(b) Human.
(c) God.
(d) Demon.

4. ___________ fills the tree in which Lavana lands.
(a) Monkeys.
(b) Moths.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Birds.

5. What sage invites the king and his men to come in and dine with him in Viswamitra?
(a) Vasishta.
(b) Sabala.
(c) Iswara.
(d) Chedi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the anti-gods known as in Yayati?

2. Who do the asuras cut into bits and feed to wolves and dogs in Yayati?

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

4. Every demon, according to the storyteller, seeks what in Devi?

5. What deity is referred to as the creator god in the stories?

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