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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, The Religion of Faith.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the one who knows Krishna as his own divine Self?
(a) He understands his true nature to be his body.
(b) He breaks through the belief that he is the body and is not reborn as a separate creature.
(c) He vanishes from existence, his physical essence consumed by the fire of God's knowledge.
(d) He understands all things and is reborn as someone stronger and more successful.

2. What do the six months of the northern path of the sun lead souls to?
(a) These months lead souls to pleasure.
(b) These months lead souls to rebirth.
(c) These months lead souls to liberation.
(d) These months lead souls to sadness.

3. Who assembles the army of the Pandavas?
(a) Yudhishthira.
(b) Krishna.
(c) Drona.
(d) Sanjaya.

4. According to Krishna what happens to us when our body is worn out?
(a) We realize we have never been anything but our body.
(b) Our life comes to an end.
(c) We treat our body very delicately.
(d) Our inner self acquires a new body.

5. What is adhidaiva?
(a) Krishna's son.
(b) The supreme sacrifice.
(c) The eternal spirit.
(d) The imperishable Brahman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has the person done, who indulges his senses for his own pleasure, ignoring the needs of others, according to Krishna?

2. Who does Krishna say is the inner witness?

3. What does Krishna say is the only friend of the Self?

4. For what do the wise work according to Krishna?

5. After Arjuna sinks into despair and falls silent what does Krishna say to him?

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