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

2. If Arjuna is unable to still his mind, what does Krishna recommend?

3. What does Arjuna say he sees within Krishna's body?

4. For what does Arjuna apologize?

5. What does Krishna say sattva binds us to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Krishna's instructions for Arjuna if he finds he cannot still his mind?

2. What is the difference between the two kinds of renunciation?

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

4. What kind of knowledge belongs to each of the gunas?

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

6. What does Sanjaya say that Krishna showed Arjuna?

7. What is the relationship between Purusha and prakriti?

8. Describe those with demonic tendencies.

9. What does Krishna explain to Arjuna in this chapter?

10. What kind of food do those ruled by each of the gunas eat?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

What is Krishna's attitude concerning meditation? Discuss this attitude and outline Krishna's directions for meditation in detail citing specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Citing specific examples, answer and discuss the following:

1) What is Karma?

2) What instructions does Krishna offer for transcending karma?

3) What is the destiny of one who has transcended karma?

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