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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the end of Chudala, Sikhi-Dhvaja claims that man's greatest guru is what?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) His wife.
(d) His first born son.

3. Kumbha claims that the curse put on him makes him turn into ___________ every night.
(a) A wolf.
(b) A bat.
(c) A woman.
(d) A snake.

4. 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?
(a) Indilayappan.
(b) Ushas.
(c) Indra.
(d) Ugratara.

5. What does Chedi tell the Ultimate God he wants to wield in Viswamitra?
(a) The Brahma Astra.
(b) The Adya Divaa.
(c) The Tasya Aagamana
(d) The Tasya Vaartaa.

6. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. In the story Devi, Mahisha claims that no woman has weapons other than ______________.
(a) Her brain and her hands.
(b) Her curves and her eyes.
(c) Her eyes and her curves.
(d) Her eyes and her brain.

14. What form does Mahisha take to meet the goddess Devi?
(a) Snake.
(b) Demon.
(c) Human.
(d) God.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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 __________.

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

3. 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?

4. What word means buffalo in Sanskrit?

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

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