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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. The storyteller in Devi concludes by saying that whoever recites this prayer of thanksgiving on _________ will find protection from evil.
(a) Thursday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Friday.

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

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

4. With what does Devi sever Mahisha's head in Devi?
(a) A lightning bolt.
(b) A throwing star.
(c) A discus.
(d) A sword.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lavana find himself alone with, which he cannot chase or tame in Lavana?

2. What god is referred to as the protector in Devi?

3. What female does Brahma create to enrich the universe in Manmata?

4. Where does Viswamitra seek solitude, renounce all speech, and rid himself of anger?

5. What half-human, half-cow does Vasishta reveal in Viswamitra?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Chudala test her husband's ability to make no distinction between yielding and resisting?

2. What does Chudala do in order to find her happiness? What does Sikhi-Dhvaia note about her change?

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

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

5. How does Yayati encounter Deyayani in the story Yayati?

6. What does King Chedi come upon in the beginning of Viswamitra?

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

8. Who does Brahma create in the beginning of Manmata? Why?

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

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

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