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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act I: Pages 1-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the hero of the story introduced in Act I who is the son of Lohita, an iron-Smith?
(a) Nata.
(b) Kapila.
(c) Devadatta.
(d) Ganesha.

3. What does the Bhagavata tell Hayavadana the goddess he suggests he see is famous for?
(a) Being wicked until you get to know her.
(b) Being sleepy when devotees arrive.
(c) Being ever awake to the call of devotees.
(d) Dazzling devotees with her beauty.

4. Who suggests that Nata must be drunk based on the story he tells in Act I?
(a) Devadatta.
(b) The Bhagavata.
(c) Kapila.
(d) Hayavadana.

5. Who was Hayavadana’s mother?
(a) The Princess of Vighneshwara.
(b) The Princess of Ganesha.
(c) The Princess of Dharampura.
(d) The Princess of Karnataka.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Bhagavata say Ganesha is lord and master of in Act I?

2. Who is exposed behind the curtain when Nata runs back on stage yelling “It’s coming!” (2)?

3. What does the girl hold up high in the song the Bhagavata sings in Act I?

4. What does the Bhagavata order Hayavadana to do after he finds him behind the curtain?

5. What does the female chorus sing about after the Bhagavata introduces the story?

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