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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. Who is referred to as the Ultimate God in Viswamitra?
(a) Rishi.
(b) Iswara.
(c) Sandhya.
(d) Sabala.

2. What god is referred to as the destroyer in Devi?
(a) Shiva.
(b) Indra.
(c) Vishnu.
(d) Dattatreya.

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

4. What weapon of Vasishta's repels all attacks in Viswamitra?
(a) His sword.
(b) His knife.
(c) His staff.
(d) His bow.

5. The Sanjivini mantra is an incantation that can _____________.
(a) Heal the sick.
(b) Make it rain.
(c) Bring the dead back to life.
(d) Ensure bountiful crops.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chudala, disguised as a young male aspic, tells Sikhi-Dhvaja that renouncing one's external possessions is not enough. He must also cultivate a detachment that will render him unaffected by __________.

2. What form does Mahisha take to meet the goddess Devi?

3. The goddess Devi sends word that she wants Mahisha to either come and face her, or return where?

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

5. ___________ fills the tree in which Lavana lands.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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