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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Between Heartbeats.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the reign of Udaya the Third, how were monks killed who fled the court to escape the king?
(a) Burned.
(b) Hung.
(c) Stabbed.
(d) Heads cut off.

2. When did Asanga the Wise and his followers live in solitude at Arankale?
(a) 10th century.
(b) 13th century.
(c) 12th century.
(d) 11th century.

3. How many years was Sarath a student of Palipana?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

4. In "Between Heartbeats," when Gamini was working in the north, what time would a rooster start crowing?
(a) 5 a.m.
(b) 4 a.m.
(c) 6 a.m.
(d) 3 a.m.

5. In "Between Heartbeats," what was Leaf dying from?
(a) Fibromyalgia.
(b) Parkinson's.
(c) Lou Gehrig's disease.
(d) Alzheimer's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What colored sarongs do the men wear who are rolling cigarettes at the end of "The Grove of Ascetics"?

2. In "Ananda," when Anil finds Ananada drunk and drags him into the house, what does she play on her Walkman?

3. In "The Grove of Ascetics," who was the epigraphist who wrestled archaeological authority away from the Europeans?

4. What was the name of Palipana's brother who seemed more congenial than Palipana?

5. What are the dimensions of the Stone Book at Polonnaruwa?

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