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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What god is referred to as the destroyer in Devi?

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

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

4. Vasishta explains to the king that his strength comes from where in Viswamitra?

5. Whom does Brahma offer to Manmata for marriage?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What obstacles face Kacha once he becomes Sukracharya's pupil in Yayati?

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

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

7. Describe Sikhi-Dhvaia in the beginning of Chudala. How old is he?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the characters Sukracharya, Kacha and Vrishaparva and the Sanjivini mantra. Who is Kacha's father and why is he chosen to be sent to Sukracharya?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the obstacles that Kacha faces upon arriving as Sukracharya's pupil. Does he succumb to these temptations?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the symbolism, themes, metaphors, and simile in Viswamitra. How does "man's ego" relate to the story's moral and themes?

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