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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 satisfaction will Arjuna find from killing Dhritarashtra's sons?
(a) Arjuna will be satisfied to have won the crown for himself.
(b) Arjuna will find no satisfaction.
(c) Arjuna will be satisfied to have saved India from eternal damnation.
(d) Arjuna will be satisfied to have killed these evil men.

2. On what should one sit while meditating?
(a) Any of these.
(b) On a cloth.
(c) On a deerskin.
(d) On kusha grass.

3. Who attains the goal of yoga according to Krishna?
(a) Those who lack energy.
(b) Those who enjoy sensual pleasure.
(c) Those who refrain from action.
(d) Those who work without expectation of reward.

4. Where is Krishna's eternal seed to be found?
(a) In every creature.
(b) In a jar on a mountain top.
(c) In a bowl in a valley.
(d) Only in the human heart.

5. What are those who have achieved perfect renunciation free from?
(a) Hatred of pain.
(b) Desire for personal gain.
(c) Any sense of duality.
(d) Love of pleasure.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Krishna say is the inner witness?

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

3. What does Krishna say the Lord of this world does not partake in?

4. What is the dwelling place of those who have destroyed their family dharma?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Krishna tell Arjuna concerning the performance of selfless action versus the renunciation of action?

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

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

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

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

6. Do actions cling to Krishna? Why?

7. What does Krishna say about those who have gone beyond the dualities of life?

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

9. What is Krishna's response to Arjuna's complaint that the mind is restless and difficult to control?

10. What does Krishna tell Arjuna about work?

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