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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the path for aspirants seeking to climb the mountain of spiritual awareness according to Krishna?
(a) Selfless work.
(b) Pleasure seeking.
(c) Playing music.
(d) Inaction.

2. According to Krishna, what happens to those who surrender all selfish attachments to Brahman?
(a) They become fools.
(b) Good deeds cannot reach them.
(c) They live a life of worldly pleasure.
(d) Sin cannot touch them.

3. What has the person done, who indulges his senses for his own pleasure, ignoring the needs of others, according to Krishna?
(a) Discovered the meaning of life.
(b) Harmed no one.
(c) Worshipped God.
(d) Wasted his life.

4. According to Arjuna what is the result of social chaos?
(a) Social chaos disrupts the process of spiritual evolution.
(b) Social chaos brings justice to the poor.
(c) Social chaos creates many joyful parties.
(d) Social chaos is a sign of the end of times.

5. According to Krishna, what do those who excel control?
(a) Time.
(b) Wives.
(c) Children.
(d) Senses.

6. What does Krishna say is his true nature?
(a) Transcendant of birth and death.
(b) The peace of death.
(c) The joy of birth.
(d) Lightness of heart.

7. What is Krishna's true being?
(a) Hilarious and uplifting.
(b) Temporal and passing.
(c) Unborn and changeless.
(d) Misery and suffering.

8. What are those who have achieved perfect renunciation free from?
(a) Hatred of pain.
(b) Desire for personal gain.
(c) Love of pleasure.
(d) Any sense of duality.

9. According to Krishna where does reality lie?
(a) In human trials and tribulations.
(b) In scripture.
(c) In the temporal.
(d) In the eternal.

10. According to Sri Krishna, nothing is higher than what for a warrior?
(a) A peaceful settlement of a conflict.
(b) Dying in battle.
(c) A war against relations.
(d) A war against evil.

11. After Arjuna sinks into despair and falls silent what does Krishna say to him?
(a) Krishna laughs at Arjuna and urges him not to take life quite so seriously.
(b) Krishna rebukes Arjuna for weeping like a woman.
(c) Krishna says Arjuna speaks with sincerity but his sorrow is without cause.
(d) Krishna stabs Arjuna in the hand.

12. According to Krishna, how may one be released from Karma?
(a) One must live in accordance with divine laws without complaining.
(b) One must perform many good deeds.
(c) One must seek to enjoy pleasure deeply.
(d) One must live to destroy the enemies of God Almighty.

13. What does Krishna say it is difficult to achieve perfect renunciation without?
(a) Krishna says it is difficult to achieve perfect renunciation without assistance from a master.
(b) Krishna says it is difficult to achieve perfect renunciation without performing action.
(c) Krishna says it is difficult to achieve perfect renunciation without fasting and prayer.
(d) Krishna says it is difficult to achieve perfect renunciation without self flagellation.

14. What do those who have completely purified themselves see?
(a) They see beauty in every sunset.
(b) They see ugliness in cruel creatures.
(c) They see the Self in every creature.
(d) They see visions of the future.

15. Of those who seek perfection, how many will realize the ultimate goal?
(a) None.
(b) Very many.
(c) All.
(d) Very few.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Krishna, what happens to those who perform all their actions in the spirit of service?

2. What do truly great souls seek?

3. Where is Krishna's eternal seed to be found?

4. What is adhiyajna?

5. Who lives in freedom according to Krishna?

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