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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Devadatta react to Kapila when he comments that he must be thinking about a girl?
(a) He storms away in anger.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He becomes irritated.
(d) He ignores him.

2. After Padmini goes inside her house, what does Kapila say she needs, rather than someone like Devadatta?
(a) A man of good humor.
(b) A man of grace.
(c) A man of steel.
(d) A man of keen intellect.

3. Where does Nata suggest Hayavadana go to rid himself of his head?
(a) Rameshwar.
(b) Banaras.
(c) Mount Chitkaroot.
(d) Dharampura.

4. Who does the Hayavadana’s mother say she is going to marry?
(a) The Prince’s elephant.
(b) The Prince’s brother.
(c) The Prince’s horse.
(d) The Prince’s camel.

5. Which of the heroes is described as attractive and intelligent?
(a) Devadatta.
(b) The Bhagavata.
(c) Vidyasagara.
(d) Kapila.

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

7. What does the Bhagavata tell the audience about Padmini’s father?
(a) He died long ago.
(b) He is poor.
(c) He is a tyrant.
(d) He is the leading merchant of Dharampura.

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

9. To whom does Devadatta say he would sacrifice his two arms if he could marry his new love interest?
(a) The Bhagavata.
(b) Lord Rudra.
(c) Ganesha.
(d) The Goddess Kali.

10. What is the name of the flowering tree Devadatta, Padmini, and Kapila see when they stop on their way to Ujjain?
(a) The Breathtaking Beauty’s Banyan.
(b) The Sacred Lady’s Fig.
(c) The Fortunate Lady’s Flower.
(d) The Weeping Wive’s Willow.

11. How does Kapila feel when Devadatta calls him back so he can tell him about this new woman?
(a) Happy.
(b) Bored.
(c) Upset.
(d) Disappointed.

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

13. Who was Hayavadana’s mother?
(a) The Princess of Vighneshwara.
(b) The Princess of Ganesha.
(c) The Princess of Karnataka.
(d) The Princess of Dharampura.

14. What does Devadatta tell Kapila he wishes his new love would agree to be?
(a) His partner in crime.
(b) His girlfriend.
(c) His muse.
(d) His date to the dance.

15. Who enters second after the Bhagavata completes his song which introduces the story?
(a) Hayavadana.
(b) Devadatta.
(c) Nata.
(d) Kapila.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Padmnini give to Devadatta for changing her mind about their trip to Ujjain?

2. How does the audience know that Kapila has heard Devadatta’s story before?

3. What is the Prince riding when Hayavanda’s mother sees him?

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

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

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