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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the hero of the story introduced in Act I who is the son of Lohita, an iron-Smith?
(a) Devadatta.
(b) Ganesha.
(c) Kapila.
(d) Nata.

2. Who sits at the table with the musicians stage right at the start of Hayavadana?
(a) Bhagavata.
(b) Nata.
(c) Ganesha.
(d) Hayavadana.

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

4. What did Nata stop to do while on his way to the performance despite being late?
(a) Get dinner.
(b) Buy a new dhoti.
(c) Buy a book.
(d) Urinate.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Hayavadana doing when his face is exposed in Act I?

2. After 15 years of marriage, who does the Princess find has replaced her husband?

3. What was the girl bathed in in the song the Bhagavata sings to introduce the story of Devadatta and Kapila?

4. How many times does Kapila tell Devadatta he has seen him fall in love in the past two years?

5. What does Kapila ask Devadatta when he sees he is not listening to him in Act I?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Bhagavata ask to happen before the performance after he sings Ganesh’s praise?

2. What does the Bhagavata tell Hayavadana about the Goddess Kali in Act I?

3. What does Nata tell the Bhagavata he saw on his way to the performance when he stopped to relieve himself?

4. Why does Nata return a second time in Act I after the Bhagavata sends Nata off stage and begins to tell the story?

5. Which Goddess does the Bhagavata suggest Hayavada go to remove his horse head?

6. Why is Devadatta distracted when Kapila tries to tell him about the wrestling match Devadatta missed the night before?

7. How does Padmini compare Kapila’s cart driving to Devadatta’s while Kapila drives them to Ujjain?

8. What happened to Hayavadana’s mother when she refused to go to the Heavenly Abode with the Celestial Being?

9. After Hayavadana and Nata leave, how does the Bhagavata begin his story of Devadatta’s and Kapila?

10. How does Kapila offer to help Devadatta find his love?

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