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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who appears to Sikhi-Dhvaia and tells him that since he has achieved such spiritual enlightenment, there is no reason why he should not join in his world of unending pleasure and delight?
(a) Ushas.
(b) Indra.
(c) Ugratara.
(d) Indilayappan.

2. How many men accompany the king when he meets a sage in Viswamitra?
(a) 100,000.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 100.
(d) 10,000.

3. What deity is referred to as the creator god in the stories?
(a) Brahma.
(b) Nookambika.
(c) Garuda.
(d) Ranganatha.

4. Who is the presiding god of wisdom and acumen in Yayati?
(a) Brihaspati.
(b) Sukracharya.
(c) Devayani.
(d) Kacha.

5. ___________ fills the tree in which Lavana lands.
(a) Moths.
(b) Monkeys.
(c) Birds.
(d) Snakes.

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

7. What ruler of the gods does Mahisha taunt endlessly in Devi?
(a) Indra.
(b) Vishnu.
(c) Shiva.
(d) Dattatreya.

8. What Sanskrit word refers to a "seer" to whom the Vedas were "originally revealed" through states of higher consciousness?
(a) Rishi.
(b) Aagatavaan.
(c) Ekaakii.
(d) Etaavaan.

9. Lavana insists that ____________ leave to go make their own way.
(a) His eldest 3 sons.
(b) His youngest 2 sons.
(c) His youngest 3 sons.
(d) His eldest 2 sons.

10. In the story Devi, Mahisha claims that no woman has weapons other than ______________.
(a) Her eyes and her brain.
(b) Her brain and her hands.
(c) Her curves and her eyes.
(d) Her eyes and her curves.

11. What beautiful young princess does Sikhi-Dhvaja's father arrange for him to marry?
(a) Chandra.
(b) Chamunda.
(c) Chinnamasta.
(d) Chudala.

12. What does Chedi tell the Ultimate God he wants to wield in Viswamitra?
(a) The Brahma Astra.
(b) The Tasya Vaartaa.
(c) The Adya Divaa.
(d) The Tasya Aagamana

13. What word refers to anger in Sanskrit?
(a) Kukkura.
(b) Krodha.
(c) Kuryaat.
(d) Karaalin.

14. Who do the asuras cut into bits and feed to wolves and dogs in Yayati?
(a) Sukracharya.
(b) Brihaspati.
(c) Kacha.
(d) Devayani.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What god is referred to as the destroyer in Devi?

2. The goddess Devi sends word that she wants Mahisha to either come and face her, or return where?

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

4. What great sage is master of the Sanjivini mantra in Yayati?

5. What are the anti-gods known as in Yayati?

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