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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the young male aspic Chudala disguises herself as to appear to her husband?
(a) Lavana.
(b) Kacha.
(c) Kumbha.
(d) Chudala.

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

4. How many sons is the king borne by his wife in the magical land in Lavana?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

5. What female does Brahma create to enrich the universe in Manmata?
(a) Sabala.
(b) Sandhya.
(c) Devi.
(d) Devayani.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word refers to pleasure and enjoyment in Sanskrit?

2. What demon asks the creator that he may continue to live unless a woman appears who is capable of killing him in a fight in Devi?

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

4. Who rules the country in Sikhi-Dhvaja's absence?

5. In the story Devi, Mahisha claims that no woman has weapons other than ______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What conversation does Iswara have with Vasishta in Viswamitra?

2. Who does Brahma offer in marriage to Manmata? Where does he send them afterward?

3. How is the struggle between the gods and demons described in the beginning of Yayati?

4. What is the objective of Mahishasura, according to the storyteller in the beginning of Devi?

5. What happens to Manmata's arrows when he shoots them in the beginning of Manmata?

6. What causes King Lavana to leave his home with his family in Lavana? How does he return?

7. What does Chudala do in order to find her happiness? What does Sikhi-Dhvaia note about her change?

8. What does King Chedi come upon in the beginning of Viswamitra?

9. What does Mahisha do upon hearing a challenge through the woods in Devi?

10. What obstacles face Kacha once he becomes Sukracharya's pupil in Yayati?

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