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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Two; Devi, Viswamitra, Manmata.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mahisha intends to make the goddess Devi __________.
(a) An advisor.
(b) A slave.
(c) His queen.
(d) His mistress.

2. What form does Mahisha take to meet the goddess Devi?
(a) Snake.
(b) God.
(c) Human.
(d) Demon.

3. How long does Chedi go to sit in seclusion and meditation before emerging to battle the sage in Viswamitra?
(a) 100 years.
(b) 10,000 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 1,000 years.

4. What does the goddess Devi ride upon?
(a) A giraffe.
(b) An elephant.
(c) A buffalo.
(d) A lion.

5. What sage does Kumbha claim put a curse on him in Chudala?
(a) Dakshayani.
(b) Danu.
(c) Durvasa.
(d) Dharma.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chudala, disguised as a young male aspic, tells Sikhi-Dhvaja that renouncing one's external possessions is not enough. He must also cultivate a detachment that will render him unaffected by __________.

2. Vasishta explains to the king that his strength comes from where in Viswamitra?

3. What Sanskrit word refers to a "seer" to whom the Vedas were "originally revealed" through states of higher consciousness?

4. What does the goddess Devi wear?

5. What beautiful young princess does Sikhi-Dhvaja's father arrange for him to marry?

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