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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act II: Pages 53-69.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first thing Padmini asks Kali when she see her in the temple after finding Devadatta and Kapila’s bodies?
(a) Which one was a better man.
(b) If she spoke to them.
(c) Why she did not stop them.
(d) If they said anything about her.

2. Whose solution does the Bhagavata wonder would satisfy the audience at the start of Act II?
(a) King Vikrama.
(b) The Goddess Kali.
(c) The Lord Rudra.
(d) King Vetala.

3. As Actor II is telling the Bhagavata about the unusual thing he saw, who does Actor I enter with?
(a) A five-year-old boy.
(b) Devadatta.
(c) Kapila.
(d) A singing horse.

4. Who tells Devadatta that Padmini has been with Kapila for several days?
(a) Hayavadana.
(b) Nata.
(c) The Bhagavata.
(d) Kapila.

5. What is the one detail Devadatta recalls of his love interest's house?
(a) He could hear music playing.
(b) The door knocker shaped like a horse.
(c) The engraving of a two-headed bird.
(d) The mask of Ganesh on the porch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kapila’s first observation while he is on Pavana Veethi street?

2. Who enters first after the Bhagavata completes his song to introduce his story to the audience?

3. What is the name of the hero of the story introduced in Act I who is the son of Brahmin Vidyasagara?

4. What are the dolls discussing in Act II when they begin to roll around and fight?

5. What did Devadatta do to his love interest after he saw her for the first time?

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