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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act I: Pages 11-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the heroes is described as attractive and intelligent?
(a) Kapila.
(b) The Bhagavata.
(c) Devadatta.
(d) Vidyasagara.

2. In what city does the Bhagavata begin his story?
(a) Dharmapura.
(b) Vidyasagara.
(c) Ganesha.
(d) Vighneshwara.

3. What is the name of the hero of the story introduced in Act I who is the son of Brahmin Vidyasagara?
(a) Devadatta.
(b) Nata.
(c) Kapila.
(d) Ganesha.

4. What was the girl bathed in in the song the Bhagavata sings to introduce the story of Devadatta and Kapila?
(a) A waterfall.
(b) Blood.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Perfume.

5. Where does Nata suggest Hayavadana go to rid himself of his head?
(a) Banaras.
(b) Rameshwar.
(c) Dharampura.
(d) Mount Chitkaroot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Hayavadana’s mother?

2. Who does the Hayavadana’s mother say she is going to marry?

3. How does Kapila feel when Devadatta calls him back so he can tell him about this new woman?

4. After the Princess refused to go with her husband unless he was a horse, how was she cursed?

5. Who answers the door when Kapila knocks at the house on Pavana Veethi street?

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