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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. Why does Devadatta tell Kapila it does not matter if his love has a name?
(a) He says she is not meant of the likes of him.
(b) He says he would never remember her name because her beauty would make him forget.
(c) He says any name would not do her beauty justice.
(d) He says he has no use for names.

2. What does Padmini say about Kapila’s cart driving while they are on their way to Ujjain?
(a) It is too slow.
(b) It is far worse than Devadatta’s.
(c) It is far better than Devadatta’s.
(d) It is too fast.

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

4. What does Devadatta wonder if his new love will become his “disciple” (15) in?
(a) Life.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Love.
(d) Religion.

5. 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.
(b) She was turned into a horse statue.
(c) Her head was replaced with a horse’s head.
(d) She was given a half-horse child.

Short Answer Questions

1. As they prepare for their trip to Ujjain, what does Devadatta tell Padmini she will do as soon as Kapila arrives?

2. Where does Devadatta say he must “stand and do penance” (14)?

3. Who answers the door when Kapila knocks at the house on Pavana Veethi street?

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

5. What do Devadatta and Padmini both say about Kapila as they watch him climb the tree to get flowers for Padmini?

(see the answer key)

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