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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 does Arjuna believe will happen to him if he kills Bhishma and Drona?
(a) Arjuna's life will be filled with peace.
(b) Every pleasure Arjuna finds will be tainted.
(c) Arjuna will win a great prize.
(d) Arjuna will turn into a pumpkin.

2. What creatures are most dear to Krishna?
(a) Cows are most dear to Krishna.
(b) Flowers and birds are most dear to Krishna.
(c) Krishna looks upon all creatures equally.
(d) Human beings are most dear to Krishna.

3. What do the six months of the southern path of the sun lead other souls to?
(a) These months lead souls to sadness.
(b) These months lead souls to liberation.
(c) These months lead souls to pleasure.
(d) These months lead souls to rebirth.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Krishna say is the fate of those who have no faith in the supreme law of life?

2. What is adhyatma?

3. Where does the supreme Reality stand revealed according to Krishna?

4. From whence does Krishna say delusion arises?

5. What does Krishna do when someone is devoted to something with complete faith?

Short Essay Questions

1. What specific instructions does Krishna give for dying?

2. What does Krishna say about the relationship between his unmanifested form and the existence of the manifested universe?

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

4. Do actions cling to Krishna? Why?

5. How does Krishna say a sinner may become holy?

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

7. What does Krishna say is the difference between those whose desires are fragmented and those whose consciousness is unified?

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

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

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

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