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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Four; Nala, Savitri, The Mispaired Anklet, Shakuntala.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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) Scared.
(c) Sickly.
(d) Hopeful.

3. What does the goddess Devi wear?
(a) Red robes.
(b) Gold necklaces.
(c) Green robes.
(d) Silver rings.

4. What god is referred to as the destroyer in Devi?
(a) Vishnu.
(b) Dattatreya.
(c) Shiva.
(d) Indra.

5. In his Sankha's first incarnation in the story Valmiki, the thief is a scholarly man who falls in love with what kind of person?
(a) An old woman.
(b) A prostitute.
(c) Another man.
(d) A goddess.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the mother of the five Pandava brothers in Draupadi?

2. Who is Nala's brother that challenges Nala to a game of dice?

3. What in ancient India was a practice of choosing a life partner from among a list of suitors, by a girl of marriageable age?

4. Vasishta explains to the king that his strength comes from where in Viswamitra?

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

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