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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. Why does Devadatta wonder if Kapila is the right person to help him find his love after Kapila has already gone?
(a) He worries he will steal her away.
(b) He thinks he may be too rough for the job.
(c) He think he might not be smart enough.
(d) He thinks he might get lost.

2. Who is exposed behind the curtain when Nata runs back on stage yelling “It’s coming!” (2)?
(a) Kapila.
(b) Devadatta.
(c) Hayavadana.
(d) Ganesha.

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

4. What sole object is center stage when the play Havadana begins?
(a) A chair.
(b) A helmet.
(c) A sword.
(d) A book.

5. After 15 years of marriage, who does the Princess find has replaced her husband?
(a) A Celestial Being.
(b) A horse.
(c) Flower petals.
(d) The Bhagavata.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the Bhagavata tell Hayavadana the goddess he suggests he see is famous for?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Ganesh’s mask used at the beginning of the play?

2. After Devadatta and Padmini marry, how does Padmini’s behavior around Kapila make Devadatta jealous?

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

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

5. What does the Bhagavata ask Hayavadana when he learns that his head is real and not a mask?

6. What does Kapila do or say that suggests Devadatta has fallen in love many times before?

7. What does Devadatta say he is willing to do if the woman he loves would marry him?

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

9. How does The Bhagavata describe Devadatta at the beginning of the play?

10. What does the Bhagavata say he thinks perhaps Ganesh’s appearance is to signify?

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