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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is with Arjuna before the battle begins?
(a) Dhritarashtra.
(b) Sanjaya.
(c) The Prime Minister of India.
(d) Sri Krishna.

2. What do truly great souls seek?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Krishna's divine nature.
(c) Other great souls.
(d) Material satisfaction.

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

4. According to Krishna, what cannot be pierced by weapons or burned by fire?
(a) Arjuna's chariot.
(b) Arjuna's body.
(c) Arjuna's palace.
(d) The Self.

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

6. What does Krishna say is the fate of those who have no faith in the supreme law of life?
(a) They are sent to hell.
(b) They pass into nirvana.
(c) They never die.
(d) They pass from death to death.

7. Where does Krishna say true sustenance may be found?
(a) In love.
(b) In service.
(c) In bland foods.
(d) In anger.

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

9. Where does Krishna say they come from?
(a) They come from Krishna.
(b) They come from Akasha.
(c) They come from Jesus.
(d) They come from Maya.

10. Whose family does Bhishma fight for?
(a) Dhritarashtra's family.
(b) Yudhishthira's family.
(c) Shiva's family.
(d) Sauron's family.

11. What does Krishna say is his action?
(a) Destruction and the dissolution of the universe.
(b) Creation and the bringing forth of creatures.
(c) Laughing and playing.
(d) Krishna has no action.

12. According to Krishna, what fulfills all human desire?
(a) The Devil.
(b) The Upanishads.
(c) The Father, Son and Holy spirit.
(d) The Devas.

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

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

15. What does Krishna say happened to the practice of yoga through time?
(a) The practice of yoga was lost.
(b) The practice of yoga became enhanced.
(c) The practice of yoga was discovered.
(d) The practice of yoga became corrupted.

Short Answer Questions

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

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 which of the following is highest?

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

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