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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On what should one sit while meditating?
(a) Any of these.
(b) On a deerskin.
(c) On a cloth.
(d) On kusha grass.

3. According to Krishna, what have those done who are established in the Self?
(a) They have abandoned everyone they know.
(b) They have forgotten their true nature.
(c) They have learned to hate their father and mother.
(d) They have renounced all selfish attachments.

4. According to Krishna which of the following is highest?
(a) The intellect.
(b) The Atman.
(c) The body.
(d) The mind.

5. For what do the ignorant work according to Krishna?
(a) Fame.
(b) Their family.
(c) Their own profit.
(d) The welfare of the whole world.

6. How does Krishna urge Arjuna to reshape himself?
(a) Through the power of his mind.
(b) Through the power of his will.
(c) Through the power of his muscles.
(d) Through the power of his heart.

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

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

9. For what do the wise work according to Krishna?
(a) Fame.
(b) Their own profit.
(c) The welfare of the whole world.
(d) Their family.

10. Where is Krishna's eternal seed to be found?
(a) In a jar on a mountain top.
(b) Only in the human heart.
(c) In a bowl in a valley.
(d) In every creature.

11. Who does Krishna say will come to him?
(a) Anyone.
(b) Those who remember him at birth.
(c) Those who remember him at the time of death.
(d) Those who remember him all their lives.

12. What is the source of every selfless act according to Krishna?
(a) Brahman.
(b) Drona.
(c) Vishnu.
(d) Krishna.

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

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

15. Where do those who worship the gods go according to Krishna?
(a) To heaven.
(b) To the Gods.
(c) To hell.
(d) To rebirth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Arjuna do at the very end of the chapter?

2. How does Krishna say the wise master their senses?

3. According to Krishna where does reality lie?

4. According to Krishna who are truly wise and fit for immortality?

5. Whose family does Bhishma fight for?

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