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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 happens between Devadatta and Padmini soon after Kapila visits her?
(a) Devadatta loses interest in her.
(b) They run away together.
(c) They go on a date.
(d) They get married.

2. 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 someone outside the city.
(c) That their daughters would marry Kapila.
(d) That their daughters could marry Devadatta.

3. What event does Kapila ask Devadatta why he did not attend the night before?
(a) A dance performance.
(b) A wrestling match.
(c) A concert.
(d) A poetry reading.

4. Which Prince’s arrival causes Hayavadan’s mother to faint?
(a) The Prince of Karnataka.
(b) The Prince of Araby.
(c) The Prince of Bhagavata.
(d) The Prince of Dharampura.

5. What reason does Devadatta give Padmini for his concern over their trip to Ujjain?
(a) He worries he will not have time to read and write.
(b) He worries they will spend too much money.
(c) He tells her he worries she will run away with Kapila.
(d) He worries she should not travel while pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Kapila say he can do to help his friend find his love?

3. After the Princess refused to go with her husband unless he was a horse, how was she cursed?

4. Where did Devadatta first see his new love interest?

5. What does the Bhagavata call the actor who frantically runs on stage in Act I?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Hayavadana tell about who his mother married?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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