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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What do truly great souls seek?
(a) Other great souls.
(b) Krishna's divine nature.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Material satisfaction.
2. What does Krishna say is the fate of those who have no faith in the supreme law of life?
(a) They pass from death to death.
(b) They never die.
(c) They pass into nirvana.
(d) They are sent to hell.
3. According to Krishna, what is worse than death for a man of honor?
(a) Fighting his relatives.
(b) Dishonor.
(c) Being ignored.
(d) Being teased.
4. Why is Arjuna overcome by sorrow?
(a) Arjuna is overcome by sorrow at the sight of his kinsmen in opposition to one another.
(b) Arjuna is overcome by sorrow at the sight of his brother dying.
(c) Arjuna is overcome by sorrow at the sight of his father dying.
(d) Arjuna is overcome by sorrow at the sight of his mother dying.
5. What does Arjuna do at the very end of the chapter?
(a) Arjuna collapses weeping in the arms of Sri Krishna, and begs to be taken to his palace.
(b) Arjuna commands his army to charge, and he is shot through the heart with an arrow.
(c) Arjuna throws down his bow and arrow and sits down in his chariot in the middle of the battle field.
(d) Arjuna says emphatically that he no longer wishes to dwell on earth, and promptly ascends into heaven.
6. Where should one meditate?
(a) On the highest spot that may be found.
(b) On a clean spot, neither too high nor too low.
(c) On the lowest spot that may be found.
(d) On ungroomed soil.
7. How does Krishna say a sinner becomes holy?
(a) A sinner becomes holy when she practices Vedic rituals.
(b) A sinner becomes holy when she enjoys material creation.
(c) A sinner becomes holy when she relaxes.
(d) A sinner becomes holy when she worships Krishna with firm resolve.
8. Who may be regarded as Krishna's very Self?
(a) The weak.
(b) The wise.
(c) The virtuous.
(d) The foolish.
9. Who does Krishna say is the purifier?
(a) Krishna says Dhritarashtra is.
(b) Krishna says Vishnu is.
(c) Krishna says he is.
(d) Krishna says Sanjaya is.
10. What is Maya?
(a) Illusion.
(b) Arjuna's wife.
(c) Another name for Arjuna.
(d) Reality.
11. Who does Krishna say is the sum of all knowledge?
(a) Krishna says that he is.
(b) Krishna says Sanjaya is.
(c) Krishna says Vishnu is.
(d) Krishna says Dhritarashtra is.
12. How many people does Krishna say will seek perfection?
(a) One person in many hundreds.
(b) Many millions.
(c) One person in many millions.
(d) One person in many thousands.
13. From whence does Krishna say delusion arises?
(a) From the devil.
(b) From falsehood.
(c) From love of one's neighbor.
(d) From the duality of attraction and aversion.
14. Where does the supreme Reality stand revealed according to Krishna?
(a) In the consciousness of those who are attached to their senses.
(b) Everywhere.
(c) In the consciousness of those who have conquered themselves.
(d) Nowhere.
15. Where do all creatures find their existence?
(a) In Akasha.
(b) In suffering.
(c) In Krishna.
(d) On Earth.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Arjuna, what happens when a family declines?
2. What has Arjuna forgotten that Krishna remembers?
3. Where do the paths of the practice of selfless action and the renunciation of action lead?
4. According to Krishna, the standards that outstanding persons create will be followed by whom?
5. What is the path for those who have ascended to yoga?
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