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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the woman in the woods carrying to her father in Lavana?
(a) Food.
(b) Supplies.
(c) Money.
(d) Wisdom.

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

3. In Chudala, Sikhi-Dhvaja is a young prince who is interested in nothing but ______________.
(a) Money and women.
(b) Women and games.
(c) Games and militia.
(d) Games and women.

4. Whom do the gods decide to sent into the realm of the demon king Vrishaparva, to study as Sukracharya's pupil in Yayati?
(a) Kacha.
(b) Devayani.
(c) Brihaspati.
(d) Sukracharya.

5. Chudala, disguised as a young male aspic, tells Sikhi-Dhvaja that renouncing one's external possessions is not enough. He must also cultivate a detachment that will render him unaffected by __________.
(a) Love and hatred.
(b) Good and evil, pain, pleasure, loss, and gain.
(c) Sensual pleasures.
(d) Love and fear.

6. The woman in the woods refuses to help the king unless he does what in Lavana?
(a) Answers a question.
(b) Gives her money.
(c) Marries her.
(d) Shares a secret with her.

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

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

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

10. What does Lavana find himself alone with, which he cannot chase or tame in Lavana?
(a) A gray horse.
(b) A black dog.
(c) A wolf.
(d) A black horse.

11. How old is Sikhi-Dhvaja when he goes out to conquer lands in the name of his father in Chudala?
(a) 16.
(b) 14.
(c) 17.
(d) 18.

12. How many sons is the king borne by his wife in the magical land in Lavana?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

13. The Sanjivini mantra is an incantation that can _____________.
(a) Make it rain.
(b) Ensure bountiful crops.
(c) Heal the sick.
(d) Bring the dead back to life.

14. In Viswamitra, Sabala does not want to leave her sage and asks that she be allowed to create men to ________.
(a) Marry her.
(b) Fight off the king's soldiers.
(c) Kill the king.
(d) Cater to her.

15. Vasishta explains to the king that his strength comes from where in Viswamitra?
(a) His spirit.
(b) His food.
(c) His training.
(d) Inside himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story Devi, Mahisha claims that no woman has weapons other than ______________.

2. In the end of Chudala, Sikhi-Dhvaja claims that man's greatest guru is what?

3. What does the goddess Devi ride upon?

4. How long does Chedi go to sit in seclusion and meditation before emerging to battle the sage in Viswamitra?

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

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