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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 deity is referred to as the creator god in the stories?
(a) Ranganatha.
(b) Garuda.
(c) Nookambika.
(d) Brahma.
2. The Sanjivini mantra is an incantation that can _____________.
(a) Bring the dead back to life.
(b) Make it rain.
(c) Ensure bountiful crops.
(d) Heal the sick.
3. What sage does Kumbha claim put a curse on him in Chudala?
(a) Dharma.
(b) Durvasa.
(c) Dakshayani.
(d) Danu.
4. When the king awakens in Lavana, how long has he been asleep?
(a) 1 or 2 days.
(b) 1 or 2 weeks.
(c) 1 or 2 minutes.
(d) 1 or 2 hours.
5. What is the Storyteller also known as?
(a) The Philanthropist.
(b) The Pundit.
(c) The Pandit.
(d) The Pugilist.
Short Answer Questions
1. What form does Mahisha take to meet the goddess Devi?
2. The goddess Devi sends word that she wants Mahisha to either come and face her, or return where?
3. In Viswamitra, Sabala does not want to leave her sage and asks that she be allowed to create men to ________.
4. What does Chedi tell the Ultimate God he wants to wield in Viswamitra?
5. What does Lavana find himself alone with, which he cannot chase or tame in Lavana?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the story Devi conclude? Who kills Mahisha?
2. What is the third test which Chudala places on her husband? What comes of it?
3. What is the objective of Mahishasura, according to the storyteller in the beginning of Devi?
4. Discuss the themes and plots within the story Yayati. What unites the story?
5. What is King Chedi's response to his dinner invitation in the beginning of Viswamitra? How is it explained?
6. What obstacles face Kacha once he becomes Sukracharya's pupil in Yayati?
7. Who does Brahma create in the beginning of Manmata? Why?
8. What does King Chedi come upon in the beginning of Viswamitra?
9. What conversation does Iswara have with Vasishta in Viswamitra?
10. How does Sabala feel about leaving Vasishta in Viswamitra? What does she do?
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