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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 word means buffalo in Sanskrit?

2. In Chudala, Sikhi-Dhvaja is a young prince who is interested in nothing but ______________.

3. Lavana insists that ____________ leave to go make their own way.

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss King Lavana. Where is Lavana ruler? How is he thought of by his subjects? What magician visits him?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss, analyze and compare Chudala and Sikhi-Dhvaja. How are the husband and wife different in this story? What similarities do they share?

Essay Topic 3

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

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