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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. Who sits at the table with the musicians stage right at the start of Hayavadana?
(a) Ganesha.
(b) Hayavadana.
(c) Nata.
(d) Bhagavata.

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

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

4. Who did Nata see talking to him when he stopped on the way to the play?
(a) An officer.
(b) A chicken.
(c) A horse.
(d) An old woman.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On what mountain is the goddess the Bhagavata urges Hayavadana go see for help with his head?

3. Who was Hayavadana’s mother?

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

5. What off-stage noise interrupts the Bhagavata’s story in Act I?

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