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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. According to Krishna where does reality lie?
(a) In human trials and tribulations.
(b) In the temporal.
(c) In the eternal.
(d) In scripture.

2. What is adhiyajna?
(a) Krishna's daughter.
(b) The eternal Brahman.
(c) The perishable body.
(d) The supreme sacrifice.

3. What is Maya?
(a) Reality.
(b) Illusion.
(c) Another name for Arjuna.
(d) Arjuna's wife.

4. Who does Krishna say is the supreme poet?
(a) Dhritarashtra.
(b) Arjuna.
(c) Sanjaya.
(d) The Lord.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Krishna say the true Self may be realized?

2. What is adhidaiva?

3. What souls are bound in everything they do according to Krishna?

4. What souls live in the body as its master?

5. What is Krishna's true being?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do actions cling to Krishna? Why?

2. How does Krishna say ignorance is destroyed?

3. What does Krishna tell Arjuna about work?

4. What happens when dharma declines according to Krishna?

5. What does Krishna say about the duality of attraction and aversion?

6. Why does Arjuna suggest he could receive no satisfaction from killing Dhritarastra's sons?

7. What does Arjuna say would be better than killing Dhritarashtra's sons?

8. What specific instructions does Krishna give for dying?

9. What does Krishna say about those who abstain from action to enjoy sensual pleasures?

10. What are Krishna's instructions to those who aspire to a state of yoga?

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