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

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

3. Whom do the gods decide to sent into the realm of the demon king Vrishaparva, to study as Sukracharya's pupil in Yayati?
(a) Brihaspati.
(b) Devayani.
(c) Sukracharya.
(d) Kacha.

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

5. What half-human, half-cow does Vasishta reveal in Viswamitra?
(a) Sabala.
(b) Shiva.
(c) Iswara.
(d) Chudala.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what does Devi sever Mahisha's head in Devi?

2. The woman in the woods refuses to help the king unless he does what in Lavana?

3. What deity is referred to as the creator god in the stories?

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

5. After battling Vasishta and losing, how long did Chedi go back to meditate in seclusion in Viswamitra?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Mahisha grow up to be like, in Devi? Why does Indra stand against him?

4. What happens when Kacha decides to return to the god-world in Yayati?

5. What moral lesson does King Lavana learn from his encounter with a magician?

6. What does Mahisha do upon hearing a challenge through the woods in Devi?

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

8. How is the struggle between the gods and demons described in the beginning of Yayati?

9. How is Devi created? What is her appearance like?

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

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