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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many sons is the king borne by his wife in the magical land in Lavana?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

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

3. Who is Sukracharya's daughter in Yayati?
(a) Sukracharya.
(b) Brihaspati.
(c) Devayani.
(d) Kacha.

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

5. What is the Storyteller also known as?
(a) The Pugilist.
(b) The Pundit.
(c) The Pandit.
(d) The Philanthropist.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What forces Lavana's family to move from their home in the magical world in Lavana?

3. What does the goddess Devi ride upon?

4. Chudala, disguised as a young male aspic, tells Sikhi-Dhvaja that he struggles because he has no ___________.

5. In the magical kingdom in Lavana, the king's father-in-law is _______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Manmata's arrows when he shoots them in the beginning of Manmata?

2. Who does Sikhi-Dhvaia's father arrange for him to marry? What is their marriage like?

3. What conversation does Iswara have with Vasishta in Viswamitra?

4. What is the third test which Chudala places on her husband? What comes of it?

5. Describe Sikhi-Dhvaia in the beginning of Chudala. How old is he?

6. What is King Chedi's response to his dinner invitation in the beginning of Viswamitra? How is it explained?

7. Who does Brahma offer in marriage to Manmata? Where does he send them afterward?

8. Discuss the themes and plots within the story Yayati. What unites the story?

9. How does the story Devi conclude? Who kills Mahisha?

10. What causes King Lavana to leave his home with his family in Lavana? How does he return?

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