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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kapila tell Devadatta that he taught him about to try to calm Devadatta?
(a) Geography.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) History.
(d) Poetry and literature.

2. Who is the author of Hayavadana?
(a) Girish Kapila.
(b) Devadatta Kapila.
(c) Girish Karnad.
(d) Bhagavata.

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

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

5. Which goddess does the Bhagavata suggest Hayavada see?
(a) Ganesha.
(b) Kali.
(c) Chitrakoot.
(d) Karnataka.

6. What does Kapila tell Devadatt all the parents in the city wish when they are discussing his new romantic interest?
(a) That Devadatta would stay away from their daughters.
(b) That their daughters would marry Kapila.
(c) That their daughters would marry someone outside the city.
(d) That their daughters could marry Devadatta.

7. How does Kapila act when he first sees the woman Devadatta has fallen in love with?
(a) He runs away afraid.
(b) He quickly tells her about Devadatta.
(c) He stares in awe of her beauty.
(d) He is rude to her.

8. What does Kapila ask Devadatta when he sees he is not listening to him in Act I?
(a) If he can hear him.
(b) If he can stop reading and listen.
(c) If he is mad at Kapila.
(d) What girl is on his mind now.

9. What is Kapila’s first observation while he is on Pavana Veethi street?
(a) The houses are very large.
(b) All of the houses have the same engraving.
(c) The houses are small.
(d) The houses all the same color.

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

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

12. What off-stage noise interrupts the Bhagavata’s story in Act I?
(a) They musicians setting up.
(b) Clapping.
(c) Laughter.
(d) A scream.

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

14. What is Hayavadana doing when his face is exposed in Act I?
(a) Crying.
(b) Singing.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Laughing.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kapila say to the audience after Devadatta offers to sacrifice his arms and head to the gods?

2. After getting the flowers from the tree they saw on their way to Ujjain, what does Kapila tell Padmini the colors on the flowers represent?

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

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

5. Why does Devadatta tell Kapila that he cannot just write as Kapila suggested?

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