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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act II: Pages 40-52.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who answers the door when Kapila knocks at the house on Pavana Veethi street?
(a) Pavana.
(b) Devadatta.
(c) Padmini.
(d) Hayavadana.

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

3. Where did Devadatta first see his new love interest?
(a) The park.
(b) The market.
(c) The theater.
(d) The library.

4. What does Padmini worry people will think regarding Devadatta and Kaplia’s suicide if she returns to the city?
(a) She worries they will call her a whore whom the two men fought and died for.
(b) She worries they will think Kapila and Devadatta were romantically involved.
(c) She worries they will think the two men died accidentally.
(d) She worries they will think Kapila must be the father of her child.

5. Who enters first after the Bhagavata completes his song to introduce his story to the audience?
(a) Nata.
(b) Kapila.
(c) Hayavadana.
(d) Devadatta.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Devadatta tell Kapila it does not matter if his love has a name?

2. To whom does Devadatta say he would sacrifice his two arms if he could marry his new love interest?

3. What is Kapila wearing on his face when he first enters the stage?

4. What temples does Kapila point out while they are stopped on the way to Ujjain, which peaks Devadatta’s interest?

5. What strange thing does Padmini tell Kapila happened on her street the previous night?

(see the answer key)

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