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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 does the Bhagavata order Hayavadana to do after he finds him behind the curtain?
(a) Remove his mask.
(b) Leave at once.
(c) Find a seat in the audience.
(d) Join the performance.

2. What does Padmini say about Kapila’s cart driving while they are on their way to Ujjain?
(a) It is too slow.
(b) It is far worse than Devadatta’s.
(c) It is far better than Devadatta’s.
(d) It is too fast.

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

4. Where does Devadatta say he must “stand and do penance” (14)?
(a) Pavana Kali.
(b) Pavana Rudra.
(c) Pavana Vishti.
(d) Pavana Veethi.

5. 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?
(a) Strength.
(b) The marks of marriage a woman puts on.
(c) The colors worn at funerals.
(d) Fertility.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sits at the table with the musicians stage right at the start of Hayavadana?

2. Who enters first after the Bhagavata completes his song to introduce his story to the audience?

3. Who enters second after the Bhagavata completes his song which introduces the story?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does The Bhagavata describe Kapila at the beginning of the play?

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

8. What happens when the Bhagavata sees Hayavanda behind the curtain with the body of a man and the head of a horse?

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

10. What does the Bhagavata order Nata to do after he tells him what he saw on his way to the performance when he stopped to relieve himself?

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