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

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) Andhaka.
(d) Pishacha.

2. What beautiful young princess does Sikhi-Dhvaja's father arrange for him to marry?
(a) Chudala.
(b) Chamunda.
(c) Chandra.
(d) Chinnamasta.

3. Who is the presiding god of wisdom and acumen in Yayati?
(a) Sukracharya.
(b) Devayani.
(c) Brihaspati.
(d) Kacha.

4. Every demon, according to the storyteller, seeks what in Devi?
(a) The innocent.
(b) Immortality.
(c) Souls.
(d) Blood.

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

6. The magician in Lavana claims to use nothing but _______ for his magic.
(a) His mind.
(b) His hands.
(c) His eyes.
(d) His feet.

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

8. 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.

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

10. In Viswamitra, the mightiest of the kingly race is a king named __________.
(a) Vishnu.
(b) Chedi.
(c) Vasishta.
(d) Brahma.

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

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

13. Who is referred to as the Ultimate God in Viswamitra?
(a) Iswara.
(b) Sandhya.
(c) Rishi.
(d) Sabala.

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

15. Where does Viswamitra seek solitude, renounce all speech, and rid himself of anger?
(a) The desert..
(b) The forest.
(c) The Indian Ocean.
(d) The Himalayas.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What sage invites the king and his men to come in and dine with him in Viswamitra?

3. 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?

4. How many sons is the king borne by his wife in the magical land in Lavana?

5. What word refers to pleasure and enjoyment in Sanskrit?

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