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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do devotees of Krishna come?

2. Who does Krishna say will come to him?

3. Who does Krishna say is the inner witness?

4. Who assembles the army of the Pandavas?

5. After Arjuna sinks into despair and falls silent what does Krishna say to him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the eight divisions of Krishna's prakriti?

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

4. What are some of the things Krishna says to describe his nature as the Lord?

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

6. What does Krishna say truly great souls seek? How?

7. What specific instructions does Krishna give for dying?

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

9. How does Krishna say ignorance is destroyed?

10. Of those who seek the spiritual life, who are the most blessed according to Krishna?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Krishna tells Arjuna that the will is the Self's only friend as well as the Self's only enemy. What does this mean? For whom is the Self a friend? For whom is the Self an enemy? What does Krishna say an aspirant should do with respect to her will? Use specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Upon hearing the reason for Arjuna's despair, Krishna tells him he sees the prince's sincerity, but his sorrow is without cause. Arjuna fears to kill his kin, but Krishna says the wise grieve for neither the living nor the dead because they see that what is impermanent has no reality.

What does Krishna mean by this? Where does reality lie? How does Krishna endeavor to expand Arjuna's perspective? What kind of salvation is Krishna offering? Discuss citing specific examples.

Essay Topic 3

What are sense objects? Why are they important to Krishna's teaching? What is the relationship of the ignorant to sense objects? What is the relationship of the wise to the same? Discuss citing specific examples.

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