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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. Who does Krishna tell Arjuna is the most established in yoga?
(a) Those who sit with their eyes closed longer than anyone else.
(b) Those who set their hearts on Krishna and worship him with unwavering devotion and faith.
(c) Those who enjoy material existence fully.
(d) Those who practice daily rituals morning, noon and night.

2. Krishna speaks of how many great sages?
(a) Seven.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Five.

3. Krishna speaks of how many ancient ancestors?
(a) Seven.
(b) Eight.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

4. From what is no creature free from?
(a) The conditioning of the gunas.
(b) The desires of Dhritarashtra.
(c) The conditioning of Sanjaya.
(d) The desires of the devil.

5. What do those whose faith is tamasic worship?
(a) Forms of God.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Spirits and ghosts.
(d) Power and wealth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the gunas and all that changes come from?

2. What is Krishna's motivation for destroying the darkness of ignorance?

3. What word best describes sattva?

4. What does Krishna say rajas binds us to?

5. What does Krishna say is the source from which all creatures evolve?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Krishna say sees truly?

2. Describe those with demonic tendencies.

3. What is the relationship between Purusha and prakriti?

4. How do those ruled by each of the gunas worship?

5. What does Krishna tell Arjuna about the path to the Unrevealed?

6. How does Arjuna begin this chapter?

7. Describe the three gunas.

8. Why does Arjuna apologize to Krishna?

9. What happens to souls who die in each of these states?

10. What exists without Krishna?

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