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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 does Krishna tell Arjuna to still his mind?
2. What does the one Krishna loves live beyond the reach of?
3. What is the attitude toward praise and blame for a devotee of Krishna?
4. What kind of food do tamasic people prefer?
5. What are those who "know" truly free from according to Krishna?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the three gunas.
2. What does Krishna explain to Arjuna in this chapter?
3. Who does Krishna say are the most established in yoga?
4. How does Arjuna begin this chapter?
5. With what kind of person is Krishna in love?
6. What kind of knowledge belongs to each of the gunas?
7. What instructions does Krishna give Arjuna at the beginning of this chapter?
8. Why does Arjuna apologize to Krishna?
9. What are some of the qualities found in living creatures who have their source in Krishna?
10. What happens to souls who die in each of these states?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Toward the end of the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna shifts his attention to those souls with "demonic tendencies."
1) Describe the attitudes of souls of this nature. How are they different from the attitudes Krishna has previously promoted?
2) Discuss what Krishna teaches concerning the destiny of souls of demonic nature.
3) What are the "three gates" to self-destruction? How may these be avoided?
Use specific examples for all the above.
Essay Topic 2
Seeing Arjuna's despair prior to battle, Sri Krishna rebukes him saying such weakness in a time of crisis is unworthy of him. Krishna urges Arjuna to rise up with a brave heart and destroy the enemy.
Describe Arjuna's response in detail. What is the logic of Arjuna's argument? Upon what sources does Arjuna rely to support this argument? To what conclusion does the argument lead? Discuss while citing specific examples.
Essay Topic 3
Krishna tells Arjuna, "They live in wisdom who see themselves in all and all in them, who have renounced every selfish desire and sense craving tormenting the heart." This is a major recurring theme in the Gita. Explain and elaborate this statement of Krishna's using at least three of his own examples.
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