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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The woman in the woods refuses to help the king unless he does what in Lavana?
(a) Shares a secret with her.
(b) Marries her.
(c) Gives her money.
(d) Answers a question.

2. What god is referred to as the destroyer in Devi?
(a) Dattatreya.
(b) Shiva.
(c) Indra.
(d) Vishnu.

3. How many arms does the goddess Devi have?
(a) 2.
(b) 6.
(c) 18.
(d) 12.

4. What half-human, half-cow does Vasishta reveal in Viswamitra?
(a) Chudala.
(b) Iswara.
(c) Shiva.
(d) Sabala.

5. What does the goddess Devi wield in each arm?
(a) A different animal.
(b) A different fruit.
(c) A different religious text.
(d) A different weapon.

6. Manmata is the god of ______________.
(a) Love.
(b) Fear.
(c) Luck.
(d) Loyalty.

7. What is the Storyteller also known as?
(a) The Pundit.
(b) The Pandit.
(c) The Philanthropist.
(d) The Pugilist.

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

9. What ancient kingdom does Lavana rule?
(a) Madhya Pradesh.
(b) Uttar Punjab.
(c) Uttar Pradesh.
(d) Uttar Pandava.

10. In Viswamitra, the mightiest of the kingly race is a king named __________.
(a) Vasishta.
(b) Brahma.
(c) Vishnu.
(d) Chedi.

11. In the end of Chudala, Sikhi-Dhvaja claims that man's greatest guru is what?
(a) His mother.
(b) His wife.
(c) His father.
(d) His first born son.

12. Whom do the gods decide to sent into the realm of the demon king Vrishaparva, to study as Sukracharya's pupil in Yayati?
(a) Brihaspati.
(b) Devayani.
(c) Sukracharya.
(d) Kacha.

13. Manmata asks Brahma if he may test his strength by sending out his __________.
(a) Sword.
(b) Arrows.
(c) Knife.
(d) Dogs.

14. Where does Viswamitra seek solitude, renounce all speech, and rid himself of anger?
(a) The desert..
(b) The Himalayas.
(c) The forest.
(d) The Indian Ocean.

15. Where does Sikhi-Dhvaja go to meditate in Chudala?
(a) The mountaintop.
(b) The forest.
(c) The desert.
(d) The riverside.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chudala, what beautiful woman appears and asks Sikhi-Dhvaja to take her as his wife?

2. In Chudala, Sikhi-Dhvaja is a young prince who is interested in nothing but ______________.

3. Kumbha claims that the curse put on him makes him turn into ___________ every night.

4. What female does Brahma create to enrich the universe in Manmata?

5. 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 __________.

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