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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Krishna says some people have divine tendencies. What does he say others have?
(a) So-so tendencies.
(b) Demonic tendencies.
(c) Good tendencies.
(d) No tendencies.

2. Through what does Krishna say he nourishes all plants?
(a) The moon.
(b) A plastic watering can
(c) The sun.
(d) Plant food.

3. What is Krishna's motivation for destroying the darkness of ignorance?
(a) Compassion.
(b) Lust.
(c) Affection.
(d) Greed.

4. What grow on the limbs of the ashvattha tree as buds?
(a) Apples.
(b) Oranges.
(c) Sense objects.
(d) Good deeds.

5. What are those who "know" truly free from according to Krishna?
(a) Dishonor and scandal.
(b) Success and failure.
(c) Smiles and laughter.
(d) Pride and deceit.

6. What does Krishna say Arjuna needs in order to see what he desires to see?
(a) A great deal of money.
(b) Spiritual vision.
(c) Physically perfect vision.
(d) Enlightenment.

7. What does Arjuna say is Krishna's body?
(a) A Cow.
(b) The ocean.
(c) The cosmos.
(d) A Sheep.

8. What does Krishna say will befall all the warriors on the field of dharma with or without Arjuna's participation?
(a) The warriors will die.
(b) The warriors will live.
(c) The warriors will feed on the blood of the innocent.
(d) The warriors will laugh.

9. What does Krishna say sattva binds us to?
(a) Delusion.
(b) Drink.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Action.

10. What word best describes tamas?
(a) Passionate.
(b) Lethargic.
(c) Pure.
(d) Funny.

11. What does Arjuna say he sees within Krishna's body?
(a) All the gods and every living creature.
(b) Silver organs.
(c) Golden organs.
(d) A vast sea of nothingness.

12. Krishna says one cannot renounce action all together so long as one has what?
(a) A wife.
(b) A body.
(c) A family.
(d) A house.

13. What does Krisha say it is not fitting to renounce?
(a) One's sensual desires.
(b) One's selfish desires.
(c) One's responsibilities.
(d) The fruits of one's actions.

14. What does Sanjaya say would resemble Krishna's revealed splendor?
(a) A billion harps playing music together.
(b) A hundred full moons on a still lake.
(c) A thousand suns simultaneously rising.
(d) A million exploding stars.

15. To whom does Krishna give spiritual wisdom?
(a) Krishna gives spiritual wisdom to those who love eating.
(b) Krishna gives spiritual wisdom to those who deny themselves all pleasure.
(c) Krishna gives spiritual wisdom to those who offer sacrifices.
(d) Krishna gives spiritual wisdom to those steadfast in love and devotion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word best describes rajas?

2. What does Krishna charge Arjuna to cultivate?

3. Where does Krishna tell Arjuna to still his mind?

4. What do the gunas and all that changes come from?

5. Which kind of renunciation is superior according to Krishna?

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