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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. After the Princess refused to go with her husband unless he was a horse, how was she cursed?
(a) She was turned into a horse statue.
(b) She was turned into a horse.
(c) Her head was replaced with a horse’s head.
(d) She was given a half-horse child.

2. After Hayavadana leaves to see the goddess, the Bhagavata begins his story about two friend who forgot themselves after seeing whom?
(a) A girl.
(b) A god.
(c) A goddess.
(d) A beast.

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

4. Where does the Bhagavata suggest Hayavadana go to help with his problem?
(a) Dharmapura.
(b) Kapila.
(c) Banaras.
(d) Vighenshwara.

5. Who does the King decide Hayavadan’s mother will marry according to his story in Act I?
(a) The Prince of Ganesha.
(b) The Prince of Araby.
(c) The Prince of Dharampura.
(d) The Prince of Vighneshwara.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who sits at the table with the musicians stage right at the start of Hayavadana?

4. Who suggests that Nata must be drunk based on the story he tells in Act I?

5. What did Nata stop to do while on his way to the performance despite being late?

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