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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. What word means buffalo in Sanskrit?
(a) Maruka.
(b) Sudarzana.
(c) Mahisha.
(d) Sunayana.
2. How old is Sikhi-Dhvaja when he goes out to conquer lands in the name of his father in Chudala?
(a) 18.
(b) 17.
(c) 16.
(d) 14.
3. How many men accompany the king when he meets a sage in Viswamitra?
(a) 100.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 10,000.
4. Who is Sukracharya's daughter in Yayati?
(a) Kacha.
(b) Devayani.
(c) Brihaspati.
(d) Sukracharya.
5. What sage does Kumbha claim put a curse on him in Chudala?
(a) Danu.
(b) Durvasa.
(c) Dharma.
(d) Dakshayani.
Short Answer Questions
1. When the king awakens in Lavana, how long has he been asleep?
2. Who is the presiding god of wisdom and acumen in Yayati?
3. How long does Chedi go to sit in seclusion and meditation before emerging to battle the sage in Viswamitra?
4. Kumbha claims that the curse put on him makes him turn into ___________ every night.
5. With what does Devi sever Mahisha's head in Devi?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Manmata's arrows when he shoots them in the beginning of Manmata?
2. What does Mahisha do upon hearing a challenge through the woods in Devi?
3. Who does Brahma create in the beginning of Manmata? Why?
4. What happens when Kacha decides to return to the god-world in Yayati?
5. What does King Chedi come upon in the beginning of Viswamitra?
6. Who does Brahma offer in marriage to Manmata? Where does he send them afterward?
7. How does Chudala test her husband's ability to make no distinction between yielding and resisting?
8. What is the objective of Mahishasura, according to the storyteller in the beginning of Devi?
9. Who does Sikhi-Dhvaia's father arrange for him to marry? What is their marriage like?
10. How does the story Devi conclude? Who kills Mahisha?
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