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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act I: Pages 11-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Bhagavata ask Hayavadana when he realizes his head is actually real?
(a) He asks if he is a god.
(b) He asks what rishi cursed him.
(c) He asks what kind of monster he is.
(d) He asks him to leave at once.

2. What does Kapila tell Devadatta that he taught him about to try to calm Devadatta?
(a) Poetry and literature.
(b) Geography.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) History.

3. Who sits at the table with the musicians stage right at the start of Hayavadana?
(a) Bhagavata.
(b) Ganesha.
(c) Hayavadana.
(d) Nata.

4. To whom does Devadatta say he would sacrifice his two arms if he could marry his new love interest?
(a) The Bhagavata.
(b) The Goddess Kali.
(c) Lord Rudra.
(d) Ganesha.

5. Who is the author of Hayavadana?
(a) Bhagavata.
(b) Girish Kapila.
(c) Girish Karnad.
(d) Devadatta Kapila.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Kapila sit when Devadatta calls him back so he can tell him about the woman he now loves?

2. After Hayavadana leaves to see the goddess, the Bhagavata begins his story about two friend who forgot themselves after seeing whom?

3. What is Kapila wearing on his face when he first enters the stage?

4. Who was Hayavadana’s mother?

5. What strange thing does Padmini tell Kapila happened on her street the previous night?

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