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

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

3. Which of the heroes is lauded for his physical prowess?
(a) Kapila.
(b) The Bhagavata.
(c) Devadatta.
(d) Nata.

4. What does the Bhagavata call the actor who frantically runs on stage in Act I?
(a) Nata.
(b) Kapila.
(c) Devadatta.
(d) Hayavadana.

5. What does the girl hold up high in the song the Bhagavata sings in Act I?
(a) The men’s dhotis.
(b) The men’s hands.
(c) The men’s shirts.
(d) Laughing heads.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story the Bhagavata sings, he says that two men took off what?

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

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

4. Who did Nata see talking to him when he stopped on the way to the play?

5. Who is sent to accompany Hayavadana on his journey to the mountain to see the goddess?

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