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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the Storyteller also known as?
(a) The Pugilist.
(b) The Philanthropist.
(c) The Pandit.
(d) The Pundit.
2. What are the anti-gods known as in Yayati?
(a) Mahisha.
(b) Asuras.
(c) Bhoga.
(d) Guru.
3. In the story Devi, Mahisha claims that no woman has weapons other than ______________.
(a) Her eyes and her brain.
(b) Her brain and her hands.
(c) Her eyes and her curves.
(d) Her curves and her eyes.
4. What word refers to pleasure and enjoyment in Sanskrit?
(a) Krodha.
(b) Bhoga.
(c) Naama.
(d) Kuzala.
5. What does Lavana find himself alone with, which he cannot chase or tame in Lavana?
(a) A wolf.
(b) A black dog.
(c) A gray horse.
(d) A black horse.
6. What is the name of the young male aspic Chudala disguises herself as to appear to her husband?
(a) Chudala.
(b) Kumbha.
(c) Kacha.
(d) Lavana.
7. In Viswamitra, Sabala does not want to leave her sage and asks that she be allowed to create men to ________.
(a) Fight off the king's soldiers.
(b) Cater to her.
(c) Kill the king.
(d) Marry her.
8. After battling Vasishta and losing, how long did Chedi go back to meditate in seclusion in Viswamitra?
(a) 5,000 years.
(b) 1,500 years.
(c) 1,000 years.
(d) 500 years.
9. The woman in the woods refuses to help the king unless he does what in Lavana?
(a) Marries her.
(b) Gives her money.
(c) Answers a question.
(d) Shares a secret with her.
10. Where does Viswamitra seek solitude, renounce all speech, and rid himself of anger?
(a) The Himalayas.
(b) The Indian Ocean.
(c) The forest.
(d) The desert..
11. How many men accompany the king when he meets a sage in Viswamitra?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 100.
12. What form does Mahisha take to meet the goddess Devi?
(a) God.
(b) Demon.
(c) Snake.
(d) Human.
13. What is the woman in the woods carrying to her father in Lavana?
(a) Food.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Supplies.
(d) Money.
14. What sage invites the king and his men to come in and dine with him in Viswamitra?
(a) Chedi.
(b) Sabala.
(c) Iswara.
(d) Vasishta.
15. The storyteller in Devi concludes by saying that whoever recites this prayer of thanksgiving on _________ will find protection from evil.
(a) Saturday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Wednesday.
Short Answer Questions
1. When she returns to the forest to check on her husband's progress, Chudala finds Sikhi-Dhvaja emaciated and ___________.
2. Whom do the gods decide to sent into the realm of the demon king Vrishaparva, to study as Sukracharya's pupil in Yayati?
3. What female does Brahma create to enrich the universe in Manmata?
4. What ruler of the gods does Mahisha taunt endlessly in Devi?
5. The Sanjivini mantra is an incantation that can _____________.
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