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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. In what city does the Bhagavata begin his story?
(a) Vidyasagara.
(b) Dharmapura.
(c) Vighneshwara.
(d) Ganesha.
2. Why does Devadatta wonder if Kapila is the right person to help him find his love after Kapila has already gone?
(a) He thinks he may be too rough for the job.
(b) He think he might not be smart enough.
(c) He thinks he might get lost.
(d) He worries he will steal her away.
3. What do Devadatta and Padmini both say about Kapila as they watch him climb the tree to get flowers for Padmini?
(a) That no woman can resist his body.
(b) That he is too delicate to climb a tree so big.
(c) That they are glad he has left them alone at last.
(d) That he is foolish to try to impress a married woman.
4. Who did the Princess and her husband leave behind?
(a) The Bhagavata.
(b) Hayavadana.
(c) Devadatta.
(d) Their parents.
5. What happens between Devadatta and Padmini soon after Kapila visits her?
(a) They run away together.
(b) They go on a date.
(c) Devadatta loses interest in her.
(d) They get married.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the female chorus sing about after the Bhagavata introduces the story?
2. What is the one detail Devadatta recalls of his love interest's house?
3. What did Devadatta do to his love interest after he saw her for the first time?
4. What is the name of the hero of the story introduced in Act I who is the son of Lohita, an iron-Smith?
5. How does Devadatta react to Kapila when he comments that he must be thinking about a girl?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What does Hayavadana tell about who his mother married?
3. Why does Nata return a second time in Act I after the Bhagavata sends Nata off stage and begins to tell the story?
4. What happens when Kapila, Devadatta, and Padmini stop near the Fortunate Flower Tree?
5. After Devadatta and Padmini marry, how does Padmini’s behavior around Kapila make Devadatta jealous?
6. What does the Bhagavata ask Hayavadana when he learns that his head is real and not a mask?
7. What does Nata tell the Bhagavata he saw on his way to the performance when he stopped to relieve himself?
8. After Hayavadana and Nata leave, how does the Bhagavata begin his story of Devadatta’s and Kapila?
9. How does Kapila offer to help Devadatta find his love?
10. How does Padmini compare Kapila’s cart driving to Devadatta’s while Kapila drives them to Ujjain?
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