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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. Mahisha intends to make the goddess Devi __________.

2. Who is referred to as the Ultimate God in Viswamitra?

3. How many men accompany the king when he meets a sage in Viswamitra?

4. Every demon, according to the storyteller, seeks what in Devi?

5. What is the Storyteller also known as?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who does Brahma create in the beginning of Manmata? Why?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Chudala test her husband's ability to make no distinction between yielding and resisting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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