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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act II: Pages 27-39.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sole object is center stage when the play Havadana begins?
(a) A chair.
(b) A helmet.
(c) A sword.
(d) A book.

2. How does the audience know that Kapila has heard Devadatta’s story before?
(a) Because Kapila draws a picture of a woman exactly as Devadatta has described.
(b) Because Kapila sticks his fingers in his ears and says, “Blah, blah, blah, I’ve heard this all before.”
(c) Because Kapila silently mouths the words as Devadatta speaks.
(d) Because Kapila joins in Devadatta’s description verbatim.

3. What does the Bhagavata suggest the audience do during their ten-minute intermission?
(a) Find things to throw on the stage.
(b) Meet the actors.
(c) Go home.
(d) Have tea and contemplate a solution to the problem.

4. What is Kali in the midst of when she appears before Padmini in her temple?
(a) A great yawn.
(b) Getting dressed.
(c) A book.
(d) A knitting project.

5. Which goddess does the Bhagavata suggest Hayavada see?
(a) Ganesha.
(b) Chitrakoot.
(c) Kali.
(d) Karnataka.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story the Bhagavata sings, he says that two men took off what?

2. Where does Nata suggest Hayavadana go to rid himself of his head?

3. What is the name of the hero of the story introduced in Act I who is the son of Brahmin Vidyasagara?

4. What does Devadatta say he will do when Kapila suggests they go see the temples before going to Ujjain?

5. What do Padmini and Kapila discover when they return from their walk to the temples at the stop on the way to Ujjain?

(see the answer key)

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