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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The goddess Devi sends word that she wants Mahisha to either come and face her, or return where?
(a) To her mother.
(b) Home.
(c) The forest.
(d) The netherworld.

3. In the end of Chudala, Sikhi-Dhvaja claims that man's greatest guru is what?
(a) His wife.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His first born son.

4. What ancient kingdom does Lavana rule?
(a) Uttar Punjab.
(b) Uttar Pandava.
(c) Uttar Pradesh.
(d) Madhya Pradesh.

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

6. Viswamitra decides to create his own heaven and universe, and makes it upside-down so __________ will feel right-side up.
(a) Sabala.
(b) Ravana
(c) Sandhya.
(d) Trisanku.

7. Where does Sikhi-Dhvaja go to meditate in Chudala?
(a) The riverside.
(b) The desert.
(c) The mountaintop.
(d) The forest.

8. Whom does Brahma offer to Manmata for marriage?
(a) Tarib.
(b) Tari.
(c) Rufar.
(d) Rati.

9. Who do the asuras cut into bits and feed to wolves and dogs in Yayati?
(a) Devayani.
(b) Sukracharya.
(c) Kacha.
(d) Brihaspati.

10. What weapon of Vasishta's repels all attacks in Viswamitra?
(a) His staff.
(b) His sword.
(c) His bow.
(d) His knife.

11. When the king awakens in Lavana, how long has he been asleep?
(a) 1 or 2 minutes.
(b) 1 or 2 hours.
(c) 1 or 2 days.
(d) 1 or 2 weeks.

12. How long does Chedi go to sit in seclusion and meditation before emerging to battle the sage in Viswamitra?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 10,000 years.
(c) 1,000 years.
(d) 100 years.

13. What forces Lavana's family to move from their home in the magical world in Lavana?
(a) A flood.
(b) A famine.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) A fire.

14. Whose ambition it is to enter heaven in his earthly form in Viswamitra?
(a) Lavana.
(b) Indra.
(c) Trisanku.
(d) Chedi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lavana find himself alone with, which he cannot chase or tame in Lavana?

2. 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?

3. Manmata asks Brahma if he may test his strength by sending out his __________.

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

5. Who is the presiding god of wisdom and acumen in Yayati?

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