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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two paths did Krishna at the beginning of time for the pure of heart?
(a) The path of sages and the path of kings.
(b) The wide path and the smooth path.
(c) The contemplative path of spiritual wisdom and the active path of selfless service.
(d) The straight path and the narrow path.

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

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

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

5. Who may be regarded as Krishna's very Self?
(a) The wise.
(b) The foolish.
(c) The weak.
(d) The virtuous.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when the women of a family become corrupt according to Arjuna?

2. According to Krishna, who thinks always, "I am not the doer?"

3. Where do Dhritarashtra's family and the Pandavas gather to fight?

4. Who does Krishna say is the supreme poet?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Krishna say would happen if he ever refrained from continuous work?

2. What are some of the metaphors Krishna gives for his nature in this chapter?

3. When does Krishna say a spiritual aspirant ascends to a unitive state?

4. Of those who seek the spiritual life, who are the most blessed according to Krishna?

5. What is the first thing Sri Krishna says to Arjuna?

6. What does Krishna say determines the destination of the dying.

7. What does Krishna say about those who follow the path of service?

8. How does Krishna say Arjuna may pass from death to immortality?

9. What happens when dharma declines according to Krishna?

10. What does Krishna say that the wise see about action?

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