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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who rules the country in Sikhi-Dhvaja's absence?
(a) Kumbha.
(b) Chudala.
(c) Sikhi-Dhvaja
(d) Lavana.

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

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

4. Whose ambition it is to enter heaven in his earthly form in Viswamitra?
(a) Lavana.
(b) Chedi.
(c) Indra.
(d) Trisanku.

5. What ruler of the gods does Mahisha taunt endlessly in Devi?
(a) Vishnu.
(b) Dattatreya.
(c) Shiva.
(d) Indra.

6. How many arms does the goddess Devi have?
(a) 2.
(b) 18.
(c) 12.
(d) 6.

7. How many men accompany the king when he meets a sage in Viswamitra?
(a) 100.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 100,000.

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

9. What word refers to anger in Sanskrit?
(a) Kukkura.
(b) Kuryaat.
(c) Karaalin.
(d) Krodha.

10. When the king awakens in Lavana, how long has he been asleep?
(a) 1 or 2 days.
(b) 1 or 2 hours.
(c) 1 or 2 minutes.
(d) 1 or 2 weeks.

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

12. Manmata asks Brahma if he may test his strength by sending out his __________.
(a) Knife.
(b) Arrows.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Sword.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Lavana insists that ____________ leave to go make their own way.

2. In Viswamitra, the mightiest of the kingly race is a king named __________.

3. Whom do the gods decide to sent into the realm of the demon king Vrishaparva, to study as Sukracharya's pupil in Yayati?

4. Who is referred to as the Ultimate God in Viswamitra?

5. What sage does Kumbha claim put a curse on him in Chudala?

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