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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the goddess Devi ride upon?
(a) A lion.
(b) An elephant.
(c) A giraffe.
(d) A buffalo.

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

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

6. 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) Sukracharya.
(c) Brihaspati.
(d) Devayani.

7. ___________ fills the tree in which Lavana lands.
(a) Birds.
(b) Moths.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Monkeys.

8. Manmata is the god of ______________.
(a) Love.
(b) Fear.
(c) Loyalty.
(d) Luck.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who rules the country in Sikhi-Dhvaja's absence?

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

5. Every demon, according to the storyteller, seeks what in Devi?

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