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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Religion by Renouncing Fruit of Works.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who lives in freedom according to Krishna?
(a) Those who fill their lives with pleasure and root out all unpleasantness.
(b) Those who have gone beyond the dualities of life.
(c) Those who have amassed great wealth.
(d) Those who have a secure family life.

2. According to Krishna, what may no one gain perfection by abstaining from?
(a) Food.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Work.

3. Where is Arjuna when he surveys the armies?
(a) Deep in meditation.
(b) On the deck of his ship.
(c) In a mighty chariot.
(d) In the keep of his castle.

4. According to Krishna, the wise grieve for whom?
(a) The dead.
(b) Both the living and the dead.
(c) The living.
(d) Neither the living nor the dead.

5. According to Krishna, what is worse than death for a man of honor?
(a) Fighting his relatives.
(b) Dishonor.
(c) Being teased.
(d) Being ignored.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the source of every selfless act according to Krishna?

2. According to Krishna, the standards that outstanding persons create will be followed by whom?

3. What satisfaction will Arjuna find from killing Dhritarashtra's sons?

4. Who assembles the army of the Pandavas?

5. What does Krishna say it is difficult to achieve perfect renunciation without?

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