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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. How does Kapila feel when Devadatta calls him back so he can tell him about this new woman?
(a) Disappointed.
(b) Happy.
(c) Bored.
(d) Upset.

2. What does the Bhagavata order Hayavadana to do after he finds him behind the curtain?
(a) Leave at once.
(b) Remove his mask.
(c) Find a seat in the audience.
(d) Join the performance.

3. What does Kapila ask Devadatta when he sees he is not listening to him in Act I?
(a) If he can stop reading and listen.
(b) What girl is on his mind now.
(c) If he can hear him.
(d) If he is mad at Kapila.

4. After Padmini goes inside her house, what does Kapila say she needs, rather than someone like Devadatta?
(a) A man of good humor.
(b) A man of grace.
(c) A man of steel.
(d) A man of keen intellect.

5. What do Devadatta and Padmini both say about Kapila as they watch him climb the tree to get flowers for Padmini?
(a) That he is foolish to try to impress a married woman.
(b) That they are glad he has left them alone at last.
(c) That he is too delicate to climb a tree so big.
(d) That no woman can resist his body.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city does the Bhagavata begin his story?

2. Who does Kapila ask to speak with when he arrives at the home of Devadatta’s love interest?

3. What mask is placed on the chair in the opening scene of Act I in Hayavadana?

4. What is Hayavadana doing when his face is exposed in Act I?

5. What does Padmini do after Kapila tells her Devadatta is in love with her?

(see the answer key)

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