Autobiography of a Yogi Test | Final Test - Hard

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Autobiography of a Yogi Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 91 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. To what does Yukteswar compare Biblical scripture?

2. Who has Pranbananda joined in the Himalayas?

3. What does Yogananda mean?

4. What does Giri Bala want to prove?

5. In what year does Yogananda visit London?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the benefit of Kriya Yoga?

2. Who is Therese Neumann?

3. How does Mukunda pass his exams in Chapter 23?

4. Describe Yogananda's visit with Gandhi.

5. What does Dick Wright experience while in India?

6. Why does Mukunda want to become a monk?

7. How does Yogananda help Kashi when he dies?

8. Why does Yogananda use Christianity to support his beliefs?

9. Who is Trailanga?

10. What does Mukunda's new name Yogananda mean?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does self realization mean? Is it purely a Hindu concept? In what way has Mukunda developed through self realization? Is self realization a natural process or one that has to be learned?

Essay Topic 2

Yogananda talks about things that are specific to Indian culture such as the caste system and sanskrit. Choose one of these cultural references and discuss its relevance to Indian culture in terms of the following.

1) History

2) Identity

3) Spirituality

Essay Topic 3

Discuss differences between the novel and autobiography formats. What are the main elements of a novel? What are the main elements of an autobiography? What can novelists express that an autobiographer cannot? How can autobiographies keep to the facts while still maintaining a level of entertainment?

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