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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, the wise grieve for whom?
(a) Neither the living nor the dead.
(b) The living.
(c) The dead.
(d) Both the living and the dead.

2. What souls are bound in everything they do according to Krishna?
(a) Those souls whose minds are unified.
(b) Those souls whose desires are fragmented.
(c) Those souls who see the Self in all.
(d) Those souls who offer everything to Brahman.

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

4. Who does Krishna say is the sum of all knowledge?
(a) Krishna says Dhritarashtra is.
(b) Krishna says that he is.
(c) Krishna says Sanjaya is.
(d) Krishna says Vishnu is.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Krishna, what happens to those who surrender all selfish attachments to Brahman?

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

3. What are the three gunas?

4. Where do the birth and dissolution of the cosmos take place according to Krishna?

5. For what do the wise work according to Krishna?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Krishna's instructions for the practice of meditation.

2. Do actions cling to Krishna? Why?

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

4. What specific instructions does Krishna give for dying?

5. What is Krishna's highest nature and how does it give every creature its existence?

6. What does Sri Krishna say about Ajuna's sorrow?

7. What does Krishna say about competing with another's dharma?

8. What are some of the reasons Krishna says people worship him?

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

10. What is Arjuna's first command to Sri Krishna?

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