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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What female does Brahma create to enrich the universe in Manmata?
(a) Sabala.
(b) Devi.
(c) Sandhya.
(d) Devayani.

3. What great sage is master of the Sanjivini mantra in Yayati?
(a) Devayani.
(b) Sukracharya.
(c) Kacha.
(d) Brihaspati.

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

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

6. Chudala, disguised as a young male aspic, tells Sikhi-Dhvaja that he struggles because he has no ___________.
(a) Passion.
(b) Goals.
(c) Guru.
(d) Pride.

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

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

9. In Chudala, what beautiful woman appears and asks Sikhi-Dhvaja to take her as his wife?
(a) Mahavidya.
(b) Mandanika.
(c) Meenush.
(d) Markandeya.

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

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

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

13. What word means buffalo in Sanskrit?
(a) Maruka.
(b) Sudarzana.
(c) Sunayana.
(d) Mahisha.

14. What are the anti-gods known as in Yayati?
(a) Bhoga.
(b) Mahisha.
(c) Guru.
(d) Asuras.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What form does Mahisha take to meet the goddess Devi?

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

4. What is the name of the young male aspic Chudala disguises herself as to appear to her husband?

5. What word refers to anger in Sanskrit?

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