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

2. ___________ fills the tree in which Lavana lands.

3. What ruler of the gods does Mahisha taunt endlessly in Devi?

4. What are the anti-gods known as in Yayati?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is the objective of Mahishasura, according to the storyteller in the beginning of Devi?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss Valmiki and Rama. What is the definition of the Adi Kavi, and how did Valmiki earn this title?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Manmata's creation to that of Eros or Cupid in Greek and Roman mythology. In what ways is Manmata like Cupid? How does he differ?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Sankha in Valmiki. What are Sankha's incarnations? What is his principle role in the narrative?

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