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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. After Padmini goes inside her house, what does Kapila say she needs, rather than someone like Devadatta?
(a) A man of good humor.
(b) A man of grace.
(c) A man of steel.
(d) A man of keen intellect.

2. Who is exposed behind the curtain when Nata runs back on stage yelling “It’s coming!” (2)?
(a) Kapila.
(b) Devadatta.
(c) Hayavadana.
(d) Ganesha.

3. What happens between Devadatta and Padmini soon after Kapila visits her?
(a) Devadatta loses interest in her.
(b) They run away together.
(c) They go on a date.
(d) They get married.

4. What do Devadatta and Padmini both say about Kapila as they watch him climb the tree to get flowers for Padmini?
(a) That no woman can resist his body.
(b) That he is too delicate to climb a tree so big.
(c) That he is foolish to try to impress a married woman.
(d) That they are glad he has left them alone at last.

5. What did Nata stop to do while on his way to the performance despite being late?
(a) Buy a book.
(b) Urinate.
(c) Get dinner.
(d) Buy a new dhoti.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the Bhagavata order Hayavadana to do after he finds him behind the curtain?

3. To whom does Devadatta say he would sacrifice his head if he could marry his new love interest?

4. What was the girl bathed in in the song the Bhagavata sings to introduce the story of Devadatta and Kapila?

5. What does Hayavadana say to Nata and the Bhagavata’s first suggestions regarding where to go to rid himself of his head?

(see the answer key)

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