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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. Whom does Brahma offer to Manmata for marriage?

2. Who do the asuras cut into bits and feed to wolves and dogs in Yayati?

3. What does the goddess Devi wear?

4. Who is Sukracharya's daughter in Yayati?

5. What word refers to pleasure and enjoyment in Sanskrit?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Sabala feel about leaving Vasishta in Viswamitra? What does she do?

5. What causes King Lavana to leave his home with his family in Lavana? How does he return?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Sandhya, Manmata, Rati, Iswara, and the setting of Manmata. Why did Brahma decide to create Sandhya and Manmata?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the elements of Hindu faith and belief in Chudala and Lavana. What morals are upheld in each of these stories? How do the stories relate to Christian parables?

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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